P. F. Strawson
Peter Frederick Strawson was born in 1919 in London. He is a professor of metaphysics at the University of Oxford. Strawson was a leading proponent of Ordinary language philosophy. Strawson first became well known with his article “On Referring” (1950). It is a criticism of Russell’s; Theory of Descriptions (see also Definite descriptions). Important books: Introduction to Logical Theory, Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics, and The Bounds of Sense: An Essay on Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason. He was also knighted in 1977 (so he is also known as Sir Peter Strawson).He is the father of Galen Strawson.