Anthony O'Hear
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Anthony O'Hear is Professor of Philosophy in the Section of Interdisciplinary Human Studies, at the University of Bradford in the UK. He is also Head of the Department of Education at the only private university in the UK, the University of Buckingham, which trains many teachers.
He is the editor of the Magazine Philosophy and Honorary Director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy.
His publications include: Karl Popper (1980), The Element of Fire (1989), An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (1990), Beyond Evolution (1997), After Progress (1999) and Philosophy in the New Century (2001), Plato's Children[[1]] (2006).
Professor O’Hear was a Government special adviser on education for approximately ten years and was especially influential during the time of Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister. He continues to be active in Conservative circles, especially in advocating social conservatism.
