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He grew up in Bolton, England, and was educated at Bolton School, Mansfield College, Oxford, the University of Leeds, the University of York and Birmingham City University.
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He grew up in Bolton, England, and was educated at Bolton School, Mansfield College, Oxford, the University of Leeds, the University of York and Birmingham City University.
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Addis (b 1969) is a British philosopher who is known for his work on Ludwig Wittgenstein. He began his career at Birmingham City University as a Senior Researcher and subsequently became Professor of Philosophy. He has also been a visiting scholar at Georgia State University, United States of America (2005) and at Aarhus University, Denmark (since 2007).
Addis has since 2006 been general editor of the Philosophy Insights series for Humanities-Ebooks Limited Liability Partnership. He is also the treasurer of the British Philosophical Association and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts).
Addis specialises in the philosophy of Wittgenstein and related areas as well as having research interests in the philosophies of language, mind, and religion. His book Wittgenstein: Making Sense of Other Minds (1999) was described by Rom Harre as "a careful and subtle study" whose "scholarly merits are great".
Wittgenstein and Philosophy of Religion (2001, co-edited with Robert Arrington) is "an interesting and valuable collection of essays", while Wittgenstein: A Guide for the Perplexed (2006) is "a clear, balanced and very recommendable book which gives a good idea of the complexity of Wittgenstein"s philosophy".
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