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LONDON — Bryan Magee, a philosopher, writer and broadcaster who sought to bring philosophy to a mass audience in Britain through radio and television, died on Friday in Oxford, England. He was 89.
Bryan Magee, philosopher, writer and broadcaster, 1930-2019 on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save Jonathan Derbyshire. Published August 16 2019. Jump to comments section Print this page.
I only met Magee once and the context was telling. I was giving a talk at a day course organised by Oxford University’s Department for Continuing Education. Magee was in the audience and I was told he ...
It is two years since the death, at the age of 89, of Bryan Magee (1930-2019), the celebrated philosopher, politician, journalist, author and broadcaster. His was (and still is) a household name among ...
Bryan Magee - Man of Ideas. ... - Mark Nayler, who is working on a biography of Magee. ... - Peter Singer, a philosopher who famously was interviewed by Magee.
On 26 July, Bryan Magee died aged 89. His final interview, conducted by New Statesman editor Jason Cowley last April, appears below. One summer afternoon in 1997, on assignment for the Times, I ...