Wolfe Mays (1912 – 21 January 2005) was a British philosopher. He was the founder of British Society for Phenomenology and the editor of its journal.[1] Mays is known for his efforts for introducing phenomenology in England.[2] He taught at the University of Manchester from 1946 until his retirement in 1979.[3] His students included Kevin Mulligan, Peter Simons, and Barry Smith.

He studied at Cambridge, where he attended the lectures of Ludwig Wittgenstein.[4]

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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Wittgenstein's Whewell's Court Lectures Cambridge, 1938 - 1941, From the Notes by Yorick Smythies. Wiley. 2017. p. 252.


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