Details: Stephen Law

Stephen Law is currently senior lecturer in philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London, and editor of the Royal Institute of Philosophy journal THINK: Philosophy For Everyone. He is the author of several popular introductions to philosophy, including The Philosophy Gym and The Philosophy Files - a philosophy book for children that combines cartoons and quirky humour and addresses such perrenial philosophical puzzles as "How do I know my parents aren't virtual?" Phillip Pullman said about his book on faith schools - The war For Children's Minds - that it "should be read by every teacher, every parent, and every politician."
After being asked to leave Sixth Form College, he worked as a postman for four years before discovering philosophy. He first entered university as a mature student. Stephen was Junior Research Fellow at The Queen's College, Oxford for three years while he wrote his doctoral thesis on hidden essences.
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15-02-2008 (2.09 MB)

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