Kōrero: Philosophy

Arthur Prior

Arthur Prior

Arthur Prior was the first New Zealand philosopher to forge an international reputation, and remains important as the inventor of tense logic. He taught philosophy at the University of Canterbury from 1946 to 1958, during which time he was made the university's first professor of philosophy. He then became professor at the University of Manchester in England before moving to Oxford University, where he remained until his death in 1969. 

This sketch of Prior was done by Toss Woollaston around 1956, when Prior was at Canterbury. 

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Hocken Library, University of Otago
Reference: Acc#: 79/18
Ink drawing by Toss Woollaston

Permission of the Hocken Library Uare Taoka o Hakena, University of Otago, must be obtained before any re-use of this image. Further information may be obtained from the Library through its website.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Kerryn Pollock, 'Philosophy - Philosophers in New Zealand, 1870s to 2000s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/artwork/42682/arthur-prior (accessed 25 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Kerryn Pollock, i tāngia i te 22 Oct 2014