Philosophical Essays
London: Macmillan & Co. LTD, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. [6], vii-ix, [1], xi, [1], 1- 289, [3] pp. Bound in blue cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Ayer was one of the first and most prominent voices in the Logical Positivist movement. This volume collects twelve of his most important essays, writings on analytic and empirical methods of verifying statements, ontology from a postivist's understanding of the world, and more. The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, 72. Very Good / Very Good. Item #00007873
A Very Good book with a former owner's bookplate on the front pastedown, mild foxing to the first few leaves, and a small strip of offsetting on the rear free endpaper in a Very Good price-clipped dust jacket with age toning to the spine panel. Overall a handsome copy.
Price: $100.00