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Nigel Warburton is tweeting as @philosophybites

Recent updates on Twitter now appear in the left hand column of the Philosophy Bites weblog

Sunday Times Magazine, 8th July 2012 'Twitter 100' : 

Nigel Warburton: philosopher and writer

8,015 tweets, 24,248 followers

It’s hard to sound intellectual in 140 characters but Warbuton, a senior philosophy bod at the Open University, manages it. Follow links to his thought-provoking podcast series, or just mull over musings such as “Books may furnish a room, but they're a pain in the ass to write” and “Aphorisms open up thought.” Enlightening.

 

Independent  'Twitter 100' 2011

81=. NIGEL WARBURTON

Academic

Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Open University, Warburton shares his philosophical insights via a range of digital media: in podcast form on the website Philosophy Bites, or written form at Virtual Philosopher, or in 140-character tweets. You won't find much banter on his Twitter, but there's as good a collection of links and retweets on philosophy-related subject matter as you'll find on social media.

Tweets as: philosophybites

PeerIndex 54 Authority 43 Activity 81 Audience 78 Follows 617 Followers 8,502

 

 

Comments

[Quinton Peeples]

Walter Sinnott- Armstrong's comments on the Bible reveal a serious misunderstanding about what the Bible is and its purpose. It comes as no surprise that he has a background in the Evangelical movement. Their approach to the text and use of it as "sin management" leads exactly to the result Walter cites - total failure. Although a huge section of the North American Christian church still cling to the ideas he espouses, many, many do not. I would hope that you guys know the work of Dr. Dallas Willard. Clearly, Mr. Sinnot-Armstrong does not. Dr. Willard's writing and teaching is causing a grass-roots revolution of thought inside the Christian church at the moment, and everyone who thinks seriously about God, Scripture and how we interact with the Divine would do well to read his work.

I love the show, by the way - keep up the great work! And maybe you could have Dallas Willard on, if you haven't yet!

Thanks!