Anthony O'Hear

Anthony O'Hear is a British philosopher. He is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Buckingham and Head of the Department of Education.

He is Honorary Director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy and editor of its journal Philosophy. He is also co-editor of The Fortnightly Review's new series.

O’Hear was a Government special adviser on education for approximately ten years. He was especially influential during the time of Margaret Thatcher and John Major as Prime Minister when he was teaching at Bradford University. He continues to be active in conservative circles, especially in advocating social conservatism. His relationship with New Labour was more troubled. Tony Blair dismissed him as an "old-fashioned snob" for his views on Diana, Princess of Wales (views which obtained substantial media coverage).^[1][2]

Bibliography

His publications include:

• Karl Popper (1980)
• What Philosophy Is (1985)
• The Element of Fire (1989)
• An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (1990)
• Beyond Evolution (1997)
• After Progress (1999)
• Introducing Christianity (2000)
• Philosophy in the New Century (2001)
• Plato's Children (2006)
• The Great Books: From The Iliad and The Odyssey to Goethe's Faust: A journey through 2,500 years of the West's classic literature (2007)

References

External links

• Professor Anthony O'Hear at The University of Buckingham
• The Royal Institute of Philosophy
• The Fortnightly Review