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]




Contents






  • 1 Education


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Partial bibliography


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





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




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    ISBN 978-0-415-32773-2


  • Philosophy: The Classics (4th ed.)
    ISBN 978-0-415-53466-6


  • Thinking from A to Z (3rd ed.)
    ISBN 978-0-415-43371-6

  • The Art Question

  • Ernö Goldfinger: The Life of An Architect


  • Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction
    ISBN 978-0-19-923235-2


  • Philosophy Bites (co-edited with David Edmonds)
    ISBN 978-0-19-957632-6; Philosophy Bites. 25 Philosophen sprechen über 25 große Themen (translated by Holger Hanowell), Reclam 2013


  • Philosophy Bites Back (co-edited with David Edmonds)
    ISBN 978-0-19-969300-9; Auf den Schultern von Riesen. 27 Philosophen sprechen über ihre Lieblingsphilosophen (translated by Holger Hanowell), Reclam 2015


  • A Little History of Philosophy
    ISBN 978-0-300-15208-1



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. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22. 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




  • Quotations related to Nigel Warburton at Wikiquote

  • Official site









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