Talk:Bryan Magee

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Contents 1 Is my fix correct? 2 Info on Schoenman corrected 3 Contemporary Philosopher? 4 Biblography 5 WikiProject class rating

[edit] Is my fix correct?

It seems to be, judging by the sentence after it, but could someone please make sure? Thx.

[edit] Info on Schoenman corrected

The comment that Schoenman was "still very much alive" was referring to Magee's apparent disregard of the possibility that Schoenman was still around (and likely to sue). The phrase has been removed to prevent confusion.

I read Magee's Confessions of a Philosopher some years ago and would recommend it highly, as I would his other philosophical books derived from his TV series of interviews. As I remember (but memory is fallible) Magee's criticism of Schoenman was along the lines that Schoenman could hardly have done more damage to Russell's reputation than if he had been a CIA plant. I was surprised to later learn that Schoenman had prevailed in a libel suit against Magee given that Russell himself had written a memorandum criticizing Schoenman (and repudiating him as Russell's agent or envoy) not long before Russell's death. (I think -- again, if memory serves -- that this memorandum is included in Ronald Clark's biography of Russell. And Clark's biography is highly critical of Schoenman, as I remember.) Demonstrating the difference in libel laws between Britain and the U.S.. 137.82.188.68 (talk) 03:04, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Contemporary Philosopher?

Bryan Magee would be first to argue that he is not a philosopher, he is a student and teacher of philosophy. He is deeply critical of the vast majority of the philosophical community who call themselves 'philosophers' when they have not created any significant answers to what he considers serious philosophical problems. Hence his inclusion in the 'contemporary philosopher' category is puzzling. Also questions about the phrase 'Labour's move to the left.' Magee himself says that it was he who grew disenchanted with socialism and became a sort of pragmatic Thatcherite. It wasn't so much that Labour moved Left (considering its post-war years were its most radical), but that he moved Right.

[edit] Biblography

Amazon carries 16 titles by Magee, this page only lists four.

[edit] WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 14:55, 9 November 2007 (UTC)