Strawson Family
Strawson is a surname. People with the surname include: *Galen Strawson (born 1952), English philosopher and literary critic * John Strawson, British writer and academic * John Strawson (British Army officer) (born 1921), British Army general *P. F. Strawson Peter Frederick Strawson (; 23 November 1919 – 13 February 2006) was an English philosopher. He was the Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at the University of Oxford (Magdalen College) from 1968 to 1987. Before that, he w ...

Galen Strawson
Galen John Strawson (born 1952) is a British analytic philosopher and literary critic who works primarily on philosophy of mind, metaphysics (including free will, panpsychism, the mind-body problem, and the self), John Locke, David Hume, Immanuel Kant and Friedrich Nietzsche. He has been a consultant editor at ''The Times Literary Supplement'' for many years, and a regular book reviewer for ''The Observer'', ''The Sunday Times'', ''The Independent'', the ''Financial Times'' and ''The Guardian''. He is the son of philosopher P. F. Strawson. He holds a chair in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Texas, Austin, and taught for many years before that at the University of Reading, City University of New York, and Oxford University. Education and career Strawson, the elder son of Oxford philosopher P. F. Strawson, was educated at the Dragon School, Oxford (1959–65), where he won a scholarship to Winchester College (1965–68). He left school at 16, after completing hi ...
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John Strawson
John Strawson is an author and law professor at the University of East London School of Law, where he teaches International law and Middle East Studies.Jurisprudence of jurisdiction By Shaun McVeigh. Routledge, 2007. p. viii He specialises in the area of law and postcolonialism, with particular reference to the middle east, Islam and international law. His previous posts include visiting positions at Birzeit University (Palestine) and the Institute of Social Studies (The Hague Netherlands)., One of the themes in the research undertaken by John Strawson is the encounter between western and Islamic law., He is Director of Law Postgraduate Programmes at the University of East London, and Director of the Centre on Human Rights in Conflict.John Strawson
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Views on Israel

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John Strawson (British Army Officer)
Major General John Strawson CBE (1 January 1921 – 21 February 2014) was a British Army officer, best known for his service during the Second World War in the Middle East and Italy, and afterwards in Germany and Malaya. Following the amalgamation of the 4th and 8th Hussars as The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars, he commanded the Regiment in Malaysia and Germany. For his leadership during the Borneo campaign he was awarded the O.B.E. Later he commanded at brigade level and was Chief of Staff, United Kingdom Land Forces. For this latter service he was awarded a C.B.E. He had previously been awarded the US Bronze Star for his leadership during the Italian campaign of 1944–45. In civilian life he became a prolific author, especially on military matters. Early life John Strawson was born in Ealing in 1921. His father was the headmaster of an East London secondary school whose health was ruined by four years of service on the Western Front during the Great War. He died prematurely in ...
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