Nicholas Griffin (philosopher)

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Nicholas John Griffin is a retired Canadian-based philosopher. [1] He was Director of the Bertrand Russell Centre at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, where he held a Canada Research Chair in Philosophy. [2]

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Griffin has a bachelor's degree from the University of Leicester, and a Ph.D. from the Australian National University. [3] His 1974 dissertation, Relative Identity, was supervised by Richard Sylvan; [4] he later published it as a book. His area of research is Bertrand Russell.

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  1. ↑ Balch, Erica (9 September 2019). "Acclaimed philosopher named Library's new Scholar in Residence". McMaster Daily News. McMaster University. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Nicholas John Griffin". Experts. McMaster University. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Philosophy". Academic Calendars. McMaster University. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Griffin, Nicholas (1974). Relative Identity (Thesis). Australian National University. hdl:1885/10438.
  5. ↑ Reviews of Relative Identity:
  6. ↑ Reviews of Russell's Idealist Apprenticeship:
  7. ↑ Reviews of The Selected Letters of Bertrand Russell, Vol. 1:
    • Charles H. Karelis and Robert H. Bell, "Early Bertie", The American Scholar, JSTOR   41211067
    • George Woodcock, "Publishing as Play: The Hogarth Press", The Sewanee Review, JSTOR   27546823
  8. ↑ Review of The Selected Letters of Bertrand Russell, Vol. 2:
  9. ↑ Reviews of The Cambridge Companion to Bertrand Russell:
  10. ↑ Reviews of Russell vs. Meinong:
  11. ↑ Review of The Palgrave centenary companion to Principia Mathematica:
  12. ↑ Reviews of Bertrand Russell: A Pacifist at War:


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