Nigel Warburton (; born 1962) is a British

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. 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

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and

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Education

Warburton received a BA from the

University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

and a PhD from Darwin College, Cambridge, and was a lecturer at the

University of Nottingham The University of Nottingham is a public university, public research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was founded as University College Nottingham in 1881, and was granted a royal charter in 1948. The University of Nottingham belongs t ...

before joining the Department of Philosophy at

the Open University The Open University (OU) is a British public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study o ...

in 1994. In May 2013, he resigned from the position of Senior Lecturer at the Open University.

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

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, and wrote a biography of the modernist architect

Ernő Goldfinger Ernő Goldfinger (11 September 1902 – 15 November 1987) was a Hungarian-born architect and designer of furniture. He moved to the United Kingdom in the 1930s, and became a key member of the Modernist architectural movement. He is most prom ...

. He writes a weekly column "Everyday Philosophy" for

The New European ''The New European'' is a British pan-European weekly political and cultural newspaper and website. Launched in July 2016 as a response to the United Kingdom's 2016 EU referendum, its readership is aimed at those who voted to remain within t ...

newspaper. He runs a philosophy

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''Virtual Philosopher'' and with David Edmonds regularly podcasts interviews with top philosophers on a range of subjects at ''

Philosophy Bites ''Philosophy Bites'' is a podcast series featuring philosophy, philosophers being interviewed for 15–20 minutes on a specific topic. The series, which has been running since 2007, is hosted by Nigel Warburton, freelance lecturer, and David Edmo ...

''. He also podcasts chapters from his book ''Philosophy: The Classics''. He has written for the

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newspaper.

Partial bibliography

*''Philosophy: The Basics'' (4th ed.) *''Philosophy: The Classics'' (4th ed.) *''Thinking from A to Z'' (3rd ed.) *''The Art Question'' *''Ernö Goldfinger: The Life of An Architect'' *''Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction'' *''Philosophy Bites'' (co-edited with David Edmonds) ; ''Philosophy Bites. 25 Philosophen sprechen über 25 große Themen'' (translated by Holger Hanowell), Reclam 2013 * ''Philosophy Bites Back'' (co-edited with David Edmonds) ; ''Auf den Schultern von Riesen. 27 Philosophen sprechen über ihre Lieblingsphilosophen'' (translated by Holger Hanowell), Reclam 2015 *''A Little History of Philosophy'' *''Hope: A New Beginning (An A. Gąsiewski Biography)''

References

External links

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Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Warburton, Nigel 1962 births Living people Academics of the Open University English book editors British political philosophers Philosophy writers Alumni of Darwin College, Cambridge Alumni of the University of Bristol Academics of the University of Nottingham Historians of philosophy British republicans