Allen Phillips Griffiths

Allen Phillips Griffiths (11 June 1927 - 1 December 2014)[1][2] was a Welsh professor and snuff enthusiast.[3][4]

Allen Phillips Griffiths
Born	June 11, 1927 Llandaff
Died	December 1, 2014 (aged 87)
Nationality	Welsh
Occupation	Professor
Notable work	Knowledge and Belief On Belief

Life

Griffiths was born in Llandaff, in Cardiff, Wales. He studied at University College, Cardiff until 1943. After the Second World War he enlisted in military service. During his time in the military, he was stationed in the Middle East. Afterwards receiving a B.Phil at Oxford.[2][4] He first taught at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, before moving to Birkbeck College in 1957.[2]

In 1964, Griffiths became a founding professor of the University of Warwick. At the time, he was the youngest professor of philosophy in the UK.[2]

Career

Works

• Of liberty (1983)
• Philosophy and literature (1984)
• A.J. Ayer: Memorial Essays (1992)
• Impulse to Philosophise (1993)
• Philosophy, psychology and psychiatry (1994)
• Philosophy and practice(2011)

References

1. "Allen Phillips Griffiths". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
2. "In Memoriam: Professor Allen Phillips Griffiths". Univeristy of Warwick. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
3. Griffiths, Prof. A. Phillips. "Snufftaking". Retrieved 25 October 2020.
4. "Allen Phillips Griffiths (1927–2014)". Cambridge Core. Retrieved 25 October 2020.