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- Brian McGuinness (22 October 1927 – 23 December 2019) was a Wittgenstein scholar best known for his translation, with David Pears, of the Tractatus-Logico-Philosophicus. He was christened with the forenames "Bernard Francis" but changed his name to "Brian" in his youth. He commonly published, and was cited, as B. F. McGuinness. Formerly a tutee of RM Hare, McGuinness was a Fellow and Tutor at Queen's College in Oxford University from 1953 to 1988, and took a post at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study. In 1990, he became a professor at the University of Siena, Italy. From 1990 to 1993, he was director of the faculty of philosophy and social sciences of this university. During his time at Queen's, he was an invited speaker at the Oxford Socratic Club, speaking with J. D. Mabbott on "The Problem of Free Will" on 14 November 1955. (en)
- Brian McGuinness (* 22. Oktober 1927 in Wrexham, Wales als Bernard Francis McGuinness; † 23. Dezember 2019 in Florenz) war ein britischer Philosoph. Seine Arbeiten und Veröffentlichungen gelten vorwiegend dem Leben und Werk des Philosophen Ludwig Wittgenstein und dem Wiener Kreis. (de)
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- Brian McGuinness (* 22. Oktober 1927 in Wrexham, Wales als Bernard Francis McGuinness; † 23. Dezember 2019 in Florenz) war ein britischer Philosoph. Seine Arbeiten und Veröffentlichungen gelten vorwiegend dem Leben und Werk des Philosophen Ludwig Wittgenstein und dem Wiener Kreis. (de)
- Brian McGuinness (22 October 1927 – 23 December 2019) was a Wittgenstein scholar best known for his translation, with David Pears, of the Tractatus-Logico-Philosophicus. He was christened with the forenames "Bernard Francis" but changed his name to "Brian" in his youth. He commonly published, and was cited, as B. F. McGuinness. (en)