Bryan Magee
Bryan Magee | |
|---|---|
Magee in 1987 | |
| Member of Parliament for Leyton | |
| In office 28 February 1974 – 13 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Gordon Walker |
| Succeeded by | Harry Cohen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bryan Edgar Magee 12 April 1930 |
| Died | 26 July 2019 (aged 89) Headington, Oxford, England |
| Party | Labour (1958–1982) Social Democratic (1982–1983) |
| Spouse |
Ingrid Söderlund
(m. 1954, divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School or tradition | Revival of transcendental idealism |
| Institutions | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Main interests | Metaphysics, epistemology, history of philosophy |
Bryan Edgar Magee (/məˈɡiː/; 12 April 1930 – 26 July 2019) was a British philosopher, broadcaster, politician, and author, known for bringing philosophy to a popular audience.
Magee influenced popular culture with his efforts to make philosophy accessible to the layman, especially as a broadcaster on the BBC, interviewing a number of leading philosophers. In parallel, he was interested in politics and was elected as a Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the Leyton parliament constituency in the February 1974 UK general election. He also wrote books, including The Philosophy of Schopenhauer, first published in 1983, and revised in 1997. His interests included the life, thought, and works of the composer Richard Wagner.