A Memoir: People and Places - Softcover

Warnock, Mary

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9780715631416: A Memoir: People and Places

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0715631411 ISBN 13: 9780715631416

Publisher: International Publishers Marketing, 2002

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Mary Warnock reflects on her involvement in the philosophical world of Oxford during its heyday in the fifties and sixties and on her life as a major, yet controversial, player in British politics. When Margaret Thatcher made her Chairman of the highly charged Enquiry into Human Fertilization, Mary entered the public spotlight. Her potent dislike of areas of British society, as well as her trenchant criticism of the changing nature of the educational system under Thatcher, give this book a unique insider's edge.

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About the Author:

Mary Warnock was a professional philosopher who taught philosophy at both Oxford and Cambridge. She has also chaired various government committees of enquiry and has a high public profile. She was made a life peer in 1985 and sits in the House of Lords.

Review:

'... provides a fascinating glimpse of a time and place where people thrived on intellectual discussion and ideas were valuable in their own right.' Breda O'Brien, The Irish Times; 'Clearly written and full of Lady Warnock's famed discernment and judgement' Jessica Mann, Literary Review

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