About Martin Cohen
Twitter: @docmartincohen
I am an author specializing in popular books in philosophy, social science and politics.
More typical of my work perhaps is 101 Philosophy Problems or Critical Thinking Skills for Dummies or indeed my look at how scientists work - a book called Paradigm Shift. Maybe this last one sounds rather technical but is actually a great deckchair read, taking a look at many perplexed and perplexing issues in life, from religion to science, from food fads to black holes in space.. There's some awful warnings, sure, but also plenty of good news in debunking some of the diet myths - and in the wonders of foods like... chocolate.
Recent books include I Think Therefore I Eat, which I would call a kind of crossover book with a taste of philosophy certainly, and some psychology, but lots of food science. This has led to some popular articles in the press. See https://www.independent.co.uk/author/martin-cohen
In the past I have taught philosophy and social science at a number of universities in the UK (Leeds and York), France (University of Pau) and Australia (QUT), and I was involved in a research project at Leeds exploring ways to shift philosophy teaching away from the the mere study of philosophical facts and toward a view of philosophy as an activity.
I'm also an activist environmentalist, and count stopping a bypass through the Wharfe Valley in Yorkshire as one of my proudest achievements. My contribution included, to be sure, evaluating and in this case dismantling the government arguments for the project. In green circles, Some years back, I wrote a discussion paper on environmental concerns for the European Parliament and separately was invited by the Chinese government to present a paper on ecological rights and indigenous communities. I am sometimes considered rather suspect though for having written an influential series of articles in the Times Higher (London) about the politics of the climate change debate.
As an editor and as a writer, my strategy has always been to allow space for as wide a range of ideas as possible - and I'm always open to articles by non-specialists with unusual and original ideas. If you'd like to suggest an article for me, please do drop me a line - twitter is usually quickest.
p.s. I am currently based in Aquitaine, France, but travel often to the US and UK.
Twitter: @docmartincohen
I am an author specializing in popular books in philosophy, social science and politics.
More typical of my work perhaps is 101 Philosophy Problems or Critical Thinking Skills for Dummies or indeed my look at how scientists work - a book called Paradigm Shift. Maybe this last one sounds rather technical but is actually a great deckchair read, taking a look at many perplexed and perplexing issues in life, from religion to science, from food fads to black holes in space.. There's some awful warnings, sure, but also plenty of good news in debunking some of the diet myths - and in the wonders of foods like... chocolate.
Recent books include I Think Therefore I Eat, which I would call a kind of crossover book with a taste of philosophy certainly, and some psychology, but lots of food science. This has led to some popular articles in the press. See https://www.independent.co.uk/author/martin-cohen
In the past I have taught philosophy and social science at a number of universities in the UK (Leeds and York), France (University of Pau) and Australia (QUT), and I was involved in a research project at Leeds exploring ways to shift philosophy teaching away from the the mere study of philosophical facts and toward a view of philosophy as an activity.
I'm also an activist environmentalist, and count stopping a bypass through the Wharfe Valley in Yorkshire as one of my proudest achievements. My contribution included, to be sure, evaluating and in this case dismantling the government arguments for the project. In green circles, Some years back, I wrote a discussion paper on environmental concerns for the European Parliament and separately was invited by the Chinese government to present a paper on ecological rights and indigenous communities. I am sometimes considered rather suspect though for having written an influential series of articles in the Times Higher (London) about the politics of the climate change debate.
As an editor and as a writer, my strategy has always been to allow space for as wide a range of ideas as possible - and I'm always open to articles by non-specialists with unusual and original ideas. If you'd like to suggest an article for me, please do drop me a line - twitter is usually quickest.
p.s. I am currently based in Aquitaine, France, but travel often to the US and UK.
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| Thanks to Neil Kerber for this great pic. I'm afraid I really DO look like this! |