Timothy Smiley
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Timothy John Smiley FBA
is Emeritus Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy
at Clare College, Cambridge University.
He has edited and contributed to numerous papers and publications including:
Studies in the Philosophy of Logic and Knowledge, (co-edited with Thomas Baldwin.)
Mathematics and Necessity: Essays in the History of Philosophy.
Philosophical Logic.
Philosophical Dialogues: Plato, Hume, Wittgenstein. Dawes Hicks Lectures on Philosophy.
Smiley and D. J. Shoesmith are the authors of Multiple-Conclusion Logic (1978) (see Multiple-conclusion logic
).
In recent years, he has collaborated on a number of articles on plural descriptions with Alex Oliver.
Most recently Timothy Smiley's professional standing was marked by the publication of The Force of Argument: Essays in Honor of Timothy Smiley (T. J. Smiley, Jonathan Lear and Alex Oliver, Routledge, 2010.)
Professor Smiley was appointed Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy
, University of Cambridge
, in 1980 and elected a Fellow of the British Academy
in 1984.
He is the father of the author Sophie Smiley
.
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
is Emeritus Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy
Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy
The Knightbridge Professorship of Philosophy is the senior professorship in philosophy at the University of Cambridge.One of the oldest professorships in Cambridge, the chair was founded in 1683 by John Knightbridge, fellow of Peterhouse....
at Clare College, Cambridge University.
He has edited and contributed to numerous papers and publications including:
Studies in the Philosophy of Logic and Knowledge, (co-edited with Thomas Baldwin.)
Mathematics and Necessity: Essays in the History of Philosophy.
Philosophical Logic.
Philosophical Dialogues: Plato, Hume, Wittgenstein. Dawes Hicks Lectures on Philosophy.
Smiley and D. J. Shoesmith are the authors of Multiple-Conclusion Logic (1978) (see Multiple-conclusion logic
Multiple-conclusion logic
A multiple-conclusion logic is one in which logical consequence is a relation, \vdash, between two sets of sentences . \Gamma \vdash \Delta is typically interpreted as meaning that whenever each element of \Gamma is true, some element of \Delta is true; and whenever each element of \Delta is...
).
In recent years, he has collaborated on a number of articles on plural descriptions with Alex Oliver.
Most recently Timothy Smiley's professional standing was marked by the publication of The Force of Argument: Essays in Honor of Timothy Smiley (T. J. Smiley, Jonathan Lear and Alex Oliver, Routledge, 2010.)
Professor Smiley was appointed Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy
Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy
The Knightbridge Professorship of Philosophy is the senior professorship in philosophy at the University of Cambridge.One of the oldest professorships in Cambridge, the chair was founded in 1683 by John Knightbridge, fellow of Peterhouse....
, University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, in 1980 and elected a Fellow of the British Academy
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
in 1984.
He is the father of the author Sophie Smiley
Sophie Smiley
Sophie Smiley is an author of books for children. She lives in Cambridge and is married with two sons.- Background :Smiley was born in a Dominican monastery near Cambridge...
.