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[[Anthony O'Hear]] is an academic and conservative activist holding a [[Buckingham University]], endowed Chair, the [[Garfield Weston]] Professor of Philosophy.<ref>Buckingham University [http://www.buckingham.ac.uk/education/staff/ Department of Education >> Staff ], accessed 3 September 2010</ref> He was a Government special adviser on education for almost a decade under [[Margaret Thatcher]] and [[John Major]]’s Governments, and has sat on the boards of the [[School Curriculum Assessment Authority]], The [[Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education]] and the [[Teacher Training Agency]].<ref>Department for Education [http://www.education.gov.uk/b0075412/members-of-teachers-standards-review-group/professor-anthony-ohear Members: Teachers’ Standards Review Group: Professor Anthony O’Hear], accessed 18 April 2011</ref> | [[Anthony O'Hear]] is an academic and conservative activist holding a [[Buckingham University]], endowed Chair, the [[Garfield Weston]] Professor of Philosophy.<ref>Buckingham University [http://www.buckingham.ac.uk/education/staff/ Department of Education >> Staff ], accessed 3 September 2010</ref> He was a Government special adviser on education for almost a decade under [[Margaret Thatcher]] and [[John Major]]’s Governments, and has sat on the boards of the [[School Curriculum Assessment Authority]], The [[Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education]] and the [[Teacher Training Agency]].<ref>Department for Education [http://www.education.gov.uk/b0075412/members-of-teachers-standards-review-group/professor-anthony-ohear Members: Teachers’ Standards Review Group: Professor Anthony O’Hear], accessed 18 April 2011</ref> | ||
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*''Plato's Children'' (2006) | *''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) | *''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) | ||
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*[[Anthony O'Hear]], 'Academic freedom and the University', in Malcolm Tight (Ed.) ''Academic Freedom and Responsibility', Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 1988, p. 6-16. | *[[Anthony O'Hear]], 'Academic freedom and the University', in Malcolm Tight (Ed.) ''Academic Freedom and Responsibility', Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 1988, p. 6-16. | ||
| + | *[[Anthony O'Hear]] ''Faking It - The Sentimentalisation of Modern Society'' [[Social Affairs Unit]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/79288.stm Author defends Diana criticism] ''BBC News'', Friday, April 17, 1998 Published at 12:44 GMT 13:44 UK</ref> | ||
*[[Anthony O'Hear]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20010628022831/http://web.archive.org/web/20010628022831/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM121/LM121_OHear.html 'A sense of proportion about Jill Dando'], ''LM 121'', p. 15, June 1999. | *[[Anthony O'Hear]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20010628022831/http://web.archive.org/web/20010628022831/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM121/LM121_OHear.html 'A sense of proportion about Jill Dando'], ''LM 121'', p. 15, June 1999. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category:Academics|O'Hear, Anthony]] | [[Category:Academics|O'Hear, Anthony]] | ||
Revision as of 10:40, 18 April 2011
Anthony O'Hear is an academic and conservative activist holding a Buckingham University, endowed Chair, the Garfield Weston Professor of Philosophy.[1] He was a Government special adviser on education for almost a decade under Margaret Thatcher and John Major’s Governments, and has sat on the boards of the School Curriculum Assessment Authority, The Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and the Teacher Training Agency.[2]
Affiliations
Publications
Books
- 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)
Articles and reports
- Anthony O'Hear, 'Academic freedom and the University', in Malcolm Tight (Ed.) Academic Freedom and Responsibility', Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 1988, p. 6-16.
- Anthony O'Hear Faking It - The Sentimentalisation of Modern Society Social Affairs Unit[3]
- Anthony O'Hear, 'A sense of proportion about Jill Dando', LM 121, p. 15, June 1999.
Notes
- ↑ Buckingham University Department of Education >> Staff , accessed 3 September 2010
- ↑ Department for Education Members: Teachers’ Standards Review Group: Professor Anthony O’Hear, accessed 18 April 2011
- ↑ Author defends Diana criticism BBC News, Friday, April 17, 1998 Published at 12:44 GMT 13:44 UK
