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Nigel Warburton BA (Bristol), PhD (Cambridge) Nigel Warburton joined the Open University in 1994. He is currently working part time. He was previously a lecturer at Nottingham University. He is best known for his introductory Philosophy books: Philosophy: The Basics, Thinking from A to Z, Philosophy: The Classics, Philosophy: Basic Readings, Freedom: An Introduction with Readings, and The Art Question, all of which are published by Routledge. His main research area is the aesthetics of photography, which was the subject of his PhD thesis (Cambridge, 1989) and of a number of articles. He has edited one book about Bill Brandt and contributed to several others on this photographer. He has also published in the area of applied ethics. He is currently writing a major philosophy textbook. He was included in the book New British Philosophy (ed. Baggini, Routledge, 2002) and he is a founder member of the Humanist Philosophers Group. His most recent books are a biography of the modernist architect Ernö Goldfinger, a book on study skills in philosophy, Philosophy: The Essential Study Guide and The Basics of Essay Writing. Although still officially a member of the Philosophy Department, Nigel is currently chairing the Start Writing group of short online courses A171, A172, A173, A174, A175 and A176. These include the very popular creative writing courses. For further information about these courses visit the Start Writing website. Nigel has given talks on his research in aesthetics, photography and architecture, to audiences in a wide range of institutions including Tate Modern (where he regularly teaches courses on aesthetics), Tate Britain, the Barbican Art Gallery, The Victoria and Albert Museum (Bill Brandt Centenary Conference), the Architectural Association (Ernö Goldfinger Centenary Conference), Birmingham Library, The Photographers' Gallery and the Goldfinger House, as well as to various university Philosophy departments. He also regularly speaks to conferences of A level Philosophy and Religious students. He has recently joined the Editorial Board of the new international interdisciplinary journal to be published by Sage from 2007, Photography and Culture, edited by Roger Hargreaves. Nigel has a practical and philosophical interest in copyright and sits on the boards of both the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) and the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA). He is also a member of the Society of Authors' (SoA) Education Committee. Follow the links below for:
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