Mary Warnock: Ethics, Education and Public Policy in Post-War Britain
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Warnock was described as 'probably the most celebrated philosopher in Britain.' She began her career as an Oxford University philosophy don and went on to become headmistress of an independent girls' school. Warnock subsequently chaired two select committees which produced reports of lasting significance, first to children with special needs, and second to childless couples. She then became Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge, and an active member of the House of Lords. Alongside these positions, Warnock wrote twenty books, ranging from the fields of philosophy to education and medical ethics. Her ideas were largely in tune with contemporary progressive thinking but late in life Warnock's extreme championing of assisted dying for older people won her enemies even among progressives.
This authorised biography, written by a friend of the subject, will be of great value to the general reader with an interest in philosophy, ethics, twentieth-century cultural history, and the changing role of women from the 1950s onwards.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:180064339X
ISBN13:9781800643390
Release Date:December 2021
Publisher:Open Book Publishers
Length:364 Pages
Weight:1.91 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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