Graham Dunstan Martin
Graham Dunstan Martin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 October 1932 |
| Died | 27 March 2021 |
| Occupation | Author |
Graham Dunstan Martin (21 October 1932, Leeds – 27 March 2021)[1][2] was a British author, translator, and philologist.
Martin was an opponent of materialist philosophy. He was the author of Does It Matter?: The Unsustainable World of the Materialists which gravitates towards idealism and neutral monism as an alternative.[3] He also authored Living On Purpose: Meaning, Intention and Value which argued for purpose and value in the universe.[4]
Selected publications
[edit]Fiction
[edit]- Giftwish (Drew, 1978) ISBN 978-0-04-823175-8[5]
- Catchfire (Drew, 1981) ISBN 978-0-395-31861-4[5]
- The Soul Master (Unwin, 1984) ISBN 978-0-04-827094-8[5]
- Time-Slip (Unwin, 1986)[1] OCLC 761227833
- The Dream Wall (Unwin Hyman, 1987)[1] ISBN 9780048233370
- Half a Glass of Moonshine (Unwin Hyman, 1988)[1] ISBN 9780044400301
Non-fiction
[edit]- Shadows in the Cave: Mapping the Conscious Universe (London: Penguin Arkana, 1990)[1] ISBN 9780140192230
- An Inquiry into the Purposes of Speculative Fiction – Fantasy and Truth (Lewiston, New York: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2003)[1] ISBN 9780773467354
- Living on Purpose: Meaning, Intention and Value (Floris, 2008) ISBN 9780863156328
- Does It Matter?: The Unsustainable World of the Materialists. Edinburgh: Floris, 2005. ISBN 9780863155338
- Language Truth and Poetry: Notes Towards a Philosophy of Literature. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1975. OCLC 1014865378
- The Architecture of Experience: A Discussion of the Role of Language and Literature in the Construction of the World. Edinburgh: At the University Press, 1981. ISBN 9780852244098
Edited
[edit]Translated
[edit]- Paul Valéry. The Graveyard by the Sea. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1971. OCLC 504527110
- Louise Labé, pseud. Charly van Louise , Sonnets. With Introduction and Commentaries by Peter Sharratt. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1974. ISBN 9780852242360
- Jules Laforgue, Selected Poems. London, England: Penguin Books, 1998. ISBN 9780140436266
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f “Martin, Graham Dunstan” The Encyclopedia of the Science Fiction
- ^ "Mr Graham Dunstan Martin" Dignity Funerals
- ^ Marshall, Paul (2007). "Book Review: Does It Matter? The Unsustainable World of the Materialists" (PDF). Journal of Consciousness Studies. 14 (4): 117–128.
- ^ Egan, Anthony (2012). "Living On Purpose: Meaning, Intention and Value". The Heythrop Journal. 53 (4): 700–701. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2265.2012.00748_12.x.
- ^ a b c Bookfinder
