Stephen Law

Stephen Law 2014 at the Research Institute for Philosophy Hannover

Stephen Law (* 1960 in Cambridge ) is an English philosopher and author .

Life

He left Cambridge College without a secondary degree. At the beginning of his professional career he was then a postal worker. In 1987, despite lacking qualifications, he went to City University London and did his B.Sc. in philosophy. At Trinity College (Oxford) he received a B.Phil. He got his PhD from Queen's College (Oxford) , where he was three years.

He has been teaching philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London since 1996 .

Works (selection)

• Philosophy - Thinking Without Limits (2004)
• Philosophy - Adventure Thinking (2007)
• Philosophy compact & visual (2008)
• Do You Think When You Think You Think ?: Philosophy For Children (2009)
• Why Cretans Lie When They're Telling the Truth: A Guide to Philosophizing (2010)
• Don't Believe Every Bullshit: How To See Through Mental Seducers (2012)
• Philosophy in 30 seconds: The most important trends in the history of world views (2014)

Web links

Commons : Stephen Law  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Literature by and about Stephen Law in the catalog of the German National Library
• Stephen Law at Heythrop College
• Stephen Law at Linked in
• Stephen Law Blog