Jamie Whyte

Jamie Whyte

Jamie Whyte is a popular philosopher, living and working in the United Kingdom but originally from New Zealand. He was formerly a lecturer in Philosophy at Cambridge University.cite news |title=A lively guide to resisting bogus reasoning. |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-15892244_ITM |work=Skeptical Inquirer |date=2006-07-01 |accessdate=2008-05-27 ] He has written extensively for The Times newspaper and had several books published including "Crimes Against Logic", "Bad Thoughts" [cite news |title=Why do we still buy alternative remedies, when so few have been proven to work? |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/why-do-we-still-buy-alternative-remedies-when-so-few-have-been-proven-to-work-576688.html |work=The Independent |date=2003-12-15 |accessdate=2008-05-27 ] and "A Load of Blair". [cite news |title=TONY BLAIR AND THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH. |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9635049_ITM |work=Contemporary Review |date=2005-08-01 |accessdate=2008-05-27 ] His style attempts to dissect confused logic and nonsensical arguments, specifically the public pronouncements of modern politicians.

References

External links

* Jamie Whyte on [http://www.corvobooks.com/authors/jamie_whyte.php Corvo books] , including links to newspaper articles he has contributed to The Times.


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