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Allen Phillips Griffiths
A. Phillips Griffiths (in 1971)
Born(1927-06-11)11 June 1927
Died1 December 2014(2014-12-01) (aged 87)
NationalityWelsh
OccupationProfessor
Notable work Knowledge and Belief
On Belief

Allen Phillips Griffiths (11 June 1927 - 1 December 2014) was a Welsh philosopher and snuff enthusiast.

Life

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A. Phillips Griffiths (as he was published) or "Griff" (as he was known to colleagues) was born in Llandaff, in Cardiff, Wales on 11 June 1927.[1] He was the son of John Phillips Griffiths (d. 1941) and Elsie Maud née Jones (d. 1975).[2][3]

After schooling at Whitchurch Cardiff Grammar,[1] in 1943 he began undergraduate studies of History at (the then) University College, Cardiff.[4] His studies were interrupted by national service begun at the end of the war for which he served in the Intelligence Corps and was deployed to the Middle East.[4]

After his military service, he returned to study at Cardiff, graduating with first class honours in 1951. In 1953, under the supervision of Professor H.H. Price,[1] he received a B.Phil. at Oxford.[4][5] He first taught at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (1955–7),[1] before moving to Birkbeck College (1957–64).[4][1]

In 1964, Griffiths became founding Professor of Philosophy of the new University of Warwick. At the time, he was the youngest professor of philosophy in the UK.[4][1] He served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor there from 1970 to 1977, retiring in 1992 as professor emeritus.[1] He served as the Director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy from 1979 to 1994.[5]

He died on 1 December 2014.[5][4]

He had been a noted enthusiast of snuff.[4][6]

Select works

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Authored papers/chapters

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Warner, Martin (2006), "Phillips Griffiths, Allen", The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Philosophy, Continuum, doi:10.1093/acref/9780199754694.001.0001/acref-9780199754694-e-1660, retrieved 5 December 2023
  2. ^ "Griffiths, Prof. Allen Phillips, (11 June 1927–1 Dec. 2014), Professor of Philosophy, University of Warwick, 1964–92, then Emeritus; Director, Royal Institute of Philosophy, 1979–94". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u18228. Retrieved 13 December 2023. Born 11 June 1927; s of John Phillips Griffiths and Elsie Maud (née Jones); m 1st, 1948, Margaret Lock (d 1974); one s one d; 2nd, 1984, Vera Clare (marr. diss. 1990); died 1 Dec. 2014
  3. ^ "GRIFFITHS, Prof (Allen) Phillips". Debrett's People of Today. London: Debrett's Peerage. 1995. p. 817. ISBN 978-1-870520-24-9 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Miller, David. "In Memoriam: Professor Allen Phillips Griffiths". University of Warwick. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Allen Phillips Griffiths (1927–2014)" (PDF). Philosophy. 90 (2): 361–362. April 2015. doi:10.1017/S0031819115000078. ISSN 0031-8191.
  6. ^ Griffiths, Prof. A. Phillips. "Snufftaking". Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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