Martin Cohen (philosopher)

Martin Cohen (born 1964) is a British philosopher, an editor and reviewer who writes on philosophy, philosophy of science and political philosophy.

He studied philosophy and social science at Sussex University where his tutors included some of the early group of philosophers who launched the University’s pioneering language and values programme, including Terry Diffey and Bernard Harrison. He obtained a teaching qualification at Keele University and his PhD in philosophy of education from the University of Exeter. After research posts at universities in Britain and Australia, Cohen moved to France to concentrate on his writing, which typically blend "psychological and social studies with philosophical theory ... eschewing technical jargon and using easily understood scenarios to demonstrate the theme".^[1] The first of these, 101 Philosophical Problems has been published in a dozen languages and is now in its third edition. His book on thought experiments, Wittgenstein’s Beetle (and other classic thought experiments) was selected by The Guardian as one of its 'books of the week’ ^[2] and the Times Literary Supplement said that ‘With its sense of history, Wittgenstein's Beetle provides the opportunity to consider which thought experiments last.’ ^[3] Cohen has been a frequent contributor and reviewer for the Times Higher Education Supplement (THES),^[4] the New Statesman (on environmental issues) and the Guardian (London) (on the role of computers in education).^[5]

Select bibliography

• 101 Philosophy Problems
• 101 Ethical Dilemmas
• Wittgenstein's Beetle (and other classic thought experiments)
• Political Philosophy from Plato to Mao
• Philosophical Tales
• Philosophy for Dummies (UK edition)
• Mind Games: 31 Days to Rediscover Your Mind

References

1. ^ From the review by Geoff Hurst at www.mysteriousplanet.net, http://www.mysteriousplanet.net/booksA.php accessed Nov 14 2010
2. ^ Laboratories of the mind - Steven Poole on Wittgenstein's Beetle
3. ^ http://tls.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25366-2388318,00.html
4. ^ For example, a sceptical cover story on Global Warming on the occasion of the 2009 Copenhagen conference: http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=409454
5. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2001/jun/12/schools.itforschools8

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