A.J. Ayer
Sir Alfred Jules Ayer was a British philosopher born in 1910 to a wealthy family.
He studied at Eton and Oxford before teaching philosophy at University College London and Oxford.
Ayer authored numerous works on empiricism, pragmatism, and metaphysics.
He was knighted in 1970 and became a prominent atheist and humanist, serving as president of the British Humanist Association.
In 1988, Ayer had a near-death experience that slightly altered his views on death but not his atheism.
He died in London in 1989 at age 78, leaving behind a significant legacy in 20th-century analytic philosophy.
