Anthony O'Hear
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Anthony O'Hear is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Buckingham and Head of the Department of Education.
He is the editor of the journal Philosophy and Honorary Director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy.
O’Hear was a Government special adviser on education for approximately ten years and was especially influential during the time of Margaret Thatcher and John Major as Prime Minister. He continues to be active in Conservative circles, especially in advocating social conservatism.
He is also the uncle of technology journalist and blogger, Steve O'Hear.
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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)
