Nigel Warburton

Nigel Warburton (/ˈwɔːrbərtən/; born 1962) is a British philosopher. He is best known as a populariser of philosophy, having written a number of books in the genre, but he has also written academic works in aesthetics and applied ethics.[1]

Education

Warburton received a BA from the University of Bristol and a PhD from Darwin College, Cambridge, and was a lecturer at the University of Nottingham before joining the Department of Philosophy at the Open University in 1994.[2] In May 2013, he resigned from the position of Senior Lecturer at the Open University.[3]

Career

He is the author of a number of introductory Philosophy books, including the bestselling Philosophy: The Basics (4th ed.), Philosophy: The Classics (4th ed.), and Thinking from A to Z (3rd ed.); he also edited Philosophy: Basic Readings (2nd ed.) and was the co-author of Reading Political Philosophy: Machiavelli to Mill. He has written extensively about photography, particularly about Bill Brandt, and wrote a biography of the modernist architect Ernő Goldfinger.[4] He regularly teaches courses on philosophy and art at Tate Modern and writes a monthly column "Everyday Philosophy" for Prospect magazine.

He runs a philosophy weblog Virtual Philosopher[5] and with David Edmonds regularly podcasts interviews with top philosophers on a range of subjects at Philosophy Bites.[6] He also podcasts chapters from his book Philosophy: The Classics.[7]

Partial bibliography

References

  1. Baggini, Julian & Jeremy Stangroom (eds.) New British Philosophy, p. 272. Routledge, 2002. ISBN 0-415-24346-7.
  2. "Faculty of Arts: Department of Philosophy". Open University. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
  3. "Nigel Warburton, virtual philosopher". The Philosophers Magazine. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
  4. "Nigel Warburton CV at PFD". PFD Group Ltd. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
  5. http://www.virtualphilosopher.org
  6. http://www.philosophybites.com
  7. http://www.philclassics.libsyn.com

External links

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