English Philsopher
[1906- ]
In 1930, Alice Ambrose studied under G.E. Moore and Wittgenstein at Cambridge. Her analytic thought served as the basis for two of her early pieces of literature, Fundamentals of Symbol Logic and The Theory of Formal Inference. In fact, Ambrose published papers on mathematical topics such as pi and mathematics of the mind.
In partnership with her husband, Ambrose published her two most seminal pieces of work, The Essay on Analysis [1966], Philosophical Theories [1976] and essays in the Unknown Wittgenstein [1984].
Perhaps Ambrose's love of mathematics explains her rationale behind Philosophical Theories.
In this piece, Ambrose tackled the topic of propositions. Specifically, she tried to reason why uniform agreeance on a proposition was so hard. Ambrose also discoursed on the logic of propositions, rationalism and empiricism.
Not to be forgotten is the profound effect Wittgenstein's tutelage must have had on Ambrose. Through reading both of their discourses, it is evident that thoughts are connected in various ways.
Other sources of information
The Window- Ambrose
Epistmelinks.com- Ambrose
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