Wolfe Mays

Wolfe Mays
Born1912 (1912)
Died21 January 2005(2005-01-21) (aged 92–93)
Education
EducationUniversity of Cambridge (Ph.D.)
Philosophical work
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
Continental
Phenomenology
InstitutionsUniversity of Manchester
Doctoral students
Kevin Mulligan, Peter Simons, Barry Smith
Main interests
Epistemology, ontology
Notable ideas
Bridging analytic philosophy and phenomenology

Wolfe Mays (/meɪz/; 1912 – 21 January 2005) was a British philosopher. He was the founder of British Society for Phenomenology and the editor of its journal. Mays is known for his efforts for introducing phenomenology in England.

He studied at Cambridge University, where he attended the lectures of Ludwig Wittgenstein. He taught at the University of Manchester from 1946 until his retirement in 1979. His students included Kevin Mulligan, Peter Simons, and Barry Smith.

References

  1. ↑ "Wolfe Mays, 1912–2005". Radical Philosophy. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Sokolowski, Robert (2000). Introduction to Phenomenology. Cambridge University Press. p. 222. ISBN 9780521667920. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. ↑ Wittgenstein's Whewell's Court Lectures Cambridge, 1938 - 1941, From the Notes by Yorick Smythies. Wiley. 2017. p. 252.
  4. ↑ Garfield, Mike (January 2005). "A Tribute in Memory of Wolfe Mays: Deceased 21st January 2005". Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology. 36 (2): 115–117. doi:10.1080/00071773.2005.11006535. ISSN 0007-1773. S2CID 170983924.