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Graham Dunstan Martin

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Graham Dunstan Martin
Born21 October 1932
Died27 March 2021
OccupationAuthor

Graham Dunstan Martin (21 October 1932, Leeds – 27 March 2021)[1][2] was a British author, translator, and philologist.

Martin was an opponent of materialist philosophy. He was the author of Does It Matter?: The Unsustainable World of the Materialists which gravitates towards idealism and neutral monism as an alternative.[3] He also authored Living On Purpose: Meaning, Intention and Value which argued for purpose and value in the universe.[4]

Selected publications

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Fiction

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  • Giftwish (Drew, 1978) ISBN 978-0-04-823175-8[5]
  • Catchfire (Drew, 1981) ISBN 978-0-395-31861-4[5]
  • The Soul Master (Unwin, 1984) ISBN 978-0-04-827094-8[5]
  • Time-Slip (Unwin, 1986)[1] OCLC 761227833
  • The Dream Wall (Unwin Hyman, 1987)[1] ISBN 9780048233370
  • Half a Glass of Moonshine (Unwin Hyman, 1988)[1] ISBN 9780044400301

Non-fiction

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  • Shadows in the Cave: Mapping the Conscious Universe (London: Penguin Arkana, 1990)[1] ISBN 9780140192230
  • An Inquiry into the Purposes of Speculative Fiction – Fantasy and Truth (Lewiston, New York: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2003)[1] ISBN 9780773467354
  • Living on Purpose: Meaning, Intention and Value (Floris, 2008) ISBN 9780863156328
  • Does It Matter?: The Unsustainable World of the Materialists. Edinburgh: Floris, 2005. ISBN 9780863155338
  • Language Truth and Poetry: Notes Towards a Philosophy of Literature. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1975. OCLC 1014865378
  • The Architecture of Experience: A Discussion of the Role of Language and Literature in the Construction of the World. Edinburgh: At the University Press, 1981. ISBN 9780852244098

Edited

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  • Anthology of Contemporary French Poetry. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1975. OCLC 1470077

Translated

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f “Martin, Graham Dunstan” The Encyclopedia of the Science Fiction
  2. ^ "Mr Graham Dunstan Martin" Dignity Funerals
  3. ^ Marshall, Paul (2007). "Book Review: Does It Matter? The Unsustainable World of the Materialists" (PDF). Journal of Consciousness Studies. 14 (4): 117–128.
  4. ^ Egan, Anthony (2012). "Living On Purpose: Meaning, Intention and Value". The Heythrop Journal. 53 (4): 700–701. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2265.2012.00748_12.x.
  5. ^ a b c Bookfinder