David Conway (born 1947) is a British academic philosopher who has written several books on philosophy and politics. He has been described as "a classical liberal who thinks nations are essential". Conway grew up in

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, read Philosophy as an undergraduate at

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in the 1960s and went on to obtain his doctorate in Philosophy from

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. He taught at

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for over thirty years, where he was Professor of Philosophy. He subsequently worked at

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as a senior research fellow in Theology and Religious Studies. Conway then worked for

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, an independent British

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, as a senior research fellow.

Bibliography

* ''A Farewell to Marx: An Outline and Appraisal of His Theories'' (Penguin Books, 1987) * ''Classical Liberalism: The Unvanquished Ideal'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 1995) * ''Free-Market Feminism'' (Institute of Economic Affairs, 1998) * ''The Rediscovery of Wisdom: From Here to Antiquity in Quest of ‘Sophia’'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2000) * ''In Defence of the Realm: The Place of Nations in Classical Liberalism'' (Ashgate Publishing Group, 2004) * ''A Nation of Immigrants?'' (CIVITAS, 2007) * ''Liberal Education and the National Curriculum'' (CIVITAS, 2010). * ''With Friends Like These: Why Britain Should Leave the EU – And How'' (CIVITAS, 2014) * Encyclopedia article –

References

1947 births 20th-century British philosophers 21st-century British philosophers Alumni of University College London Academics of Middlesex University Academics of the University of Roehampton Living people {{UK-philosopher-stub