Bryan Magee
| Bryan Magee | |
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12 April 1930 Hoxton, London, England |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
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Metaphysics, epistemology, history of philosophy, Richard Wagner |
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| Bryan Magee | |
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Member of Parliament for Leyton |
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In office February 1974 – May 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Patrick Gordon Walker |
| Succeeded by | Harry Cohen |
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| Nationality | British |
| Political party |
Labour Party (1958–1982) Social Democratic Party (1982–1983) |
Bryan Edgar Magee (born 12 April 1930) is a British philosopher, broadcaster, politician, author, and poet, best known as a popularizer of philosophy.
Born of working class parents in Hoxton, Magee was close to his father, but had a difficult relationship with his abusive and overbearing mother. An evacuee during World War II, he was educated at Christ's Hospital school on a London County Council scholarship. During this formative period, he developed a keen interest in socialist politics, while during the school holidays he enjoyed listening to political orators at Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park, London as well as regular visits to the theatre and concerts.
During his National Service he served in the British Army and in the Intelligence Corps seeking possible spies among the refugees crossing the border between Yugoslavia and Austria. After demobilisation he won a scholarship to Keble College, Oxford where he studied History as an undergraduate and then Philosophy, Politics and Economics in one year. His friends at Oxford included Robin Day, William Rees-Mogg, Jeremy Thorpe and Michael Heseltine. While at university, Magee was elected president of the Oxford Union. He spent a year studying philosophy at Yale University on a post-graduate fellowship. He is an honorary fellow at Keble College, Oxford.
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