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In recent years, he has collaborated on a number of articles on plural descriptions with [[Alex Oliver]].<ref>[http://philpapers.org/rec/OLIPDA Philosophical papers, online listing of ''Plural Descriptions and Many-Valued Functions'', Alex Oliver and Timothy Oliver, 2005] Retrieved 30 December 2010</ref><ref>[http://philpapers.org/rec/OLIWAS Philosophical papers, online listing of ''What Are Sets, and What Are They For?'', Alex Oliver and Timothy Oliver, 2006] Retrieved 30 December 2010</ref>
In recent years, he has collaborated on a number of articles on plural descriptions with [[Alex Oliver]].<ref>[http://philpapers.org/rec/OLIPDA Philosophical papers, online listing of ''Plural Descriptions and Many-Valued Functions'', Alex Oliver and Timothy Oliver, 2005] Retrieved 30 December 2010</ref><ref>[http://philpapers.org/rec/OLIWAS Philosophical papers, online listing of ''What Are Sets, and What Are They For?'', Alex Oliver and Timothy Oliver, 2006] Retrieved 30 December 2010</ref>


Most recently, Smiley's professional standing was marked by the publication of ''The Force of Argument: Essays in Honor of Timothy Smiley'' (T. J. Smiley, Jonathan Lear and Alex Oliver, Routledge, 2010)<ref>[http://philpapers.org/rec/SMITFO-5 Philosophical papers, online listing of ''The Force of Argument: Essays in Honor of Timothy Smiley''] Retrieved 30 December 2010</ref>
Most recently, Smiley's professional standing was marked by the publication of ''The Force of Argument: Essays in Honor of Timothy Smiley'' (T. J. Smiley, Jonathan Lear and Alex Oliver, Routledge, 2010).<ref>[http://philpapers.org/rec/SMITFO-5 Philosophical papers, online listing of ''The Force of Argument: Essays in Honor of Timothy Smiley''] Retrieved 30 December 2010</ref>


He is the father of the author [[Sophie Smiley]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
He is the father of the author [[Sophie Smiley]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}

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Timothy John Smiley
Born (1930-11-13) November 13, 1930 (age 94)
NationalityBritish
Known forlogic
Scientific career
FieldsPhilosophy

Timothy John Smiley FBA (born 13 November 1930) is a British philosopher, appointed Emeritus Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at Clare College, Cambridge University.[1]

Smiley was appointed Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge in 1980 and elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1984.[2]

In recent years, he has collaborated on a number of articles on plural descriptions with Alex Oliver.[3][4]

Most recently, Smiley's professional standing was marked by the publication of The Force of Argument: Essays in Honor of Timothy Smiley (T. J. Smiley, Jonathan Lear and Alex Oliver, Routledge, 2010).[5]

He is the father of the author Sophie Smiley.[citation needed]

Published works

He has edited and contributed to numerous papers and publications including:

  • Studies in the Philosophy of Logic and Knowledge, (co-edited with Thomas Baldwin.)[6]
  • Mathematics and Necessity: Essays in the History of Philosophy[7]
  • Philosophical Logic[8]
  • Philosophical Dialogues: Plato, Hume, Wittgenstein. Dawes Hicks Lectures on Philosophy[9]

References

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