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A. J. Ayer, an Uncommon card
Sir Alfred Jules "Freddie" Ayer was an English philosopher who became professionally established through his exposition of major theses of logical positivism in Language, Truth, and Logic.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 63
- Power
- 137
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 67,000
Power 137 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The work's dismissal of metaphysics, and endorsement of emotivism was the cause of much controversy and debate.
- Following his education at the University of Oxford, and a period of study and discussion with Moritz Schlick and the Vienna Circle over the winter of 1932 –1933, from 1933 to 1940 he lectured on philosophy Christ Church, Oxford.
- After serving as a Special Operations Executive and MI6 agent during the Second World War, Ayer soon after became Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London from 1946 until 1959.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The A. J. Ayer article was read about 67,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 63: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, A. J. Ayer (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.