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Definition of Ayer, Sir A. J. in English: Ayer, Sir A. J.proper nounɛːe(ə)r (1910–89), English philosopher; full name Alfred Jules Ayer. Involved with the Vienna Circle in the 1930s, he was an important proponent of logical positivism. Notable work: Language, Truth, and Logic (1936). Definition of Ayer, Sir A. J. in US English: Ayer, Sir A. J.proper noune(ə)r (1910–89), English philosopher; full name Alfred Jules Ayer. He was an important proponent of logical positivism. Notable works: Language, Truth, and Logic (1936) and The Problem of Knowledge (1956). |