Jamie Whyte is from New Zealand. He is a former lecturer of Philosophy
at Cambridge University and winner of Analysis journal’s prestigious
‘best article by a philosopher under 30’ award. He has
published numerous articles - mainly on the subject of truth - in
journals such as Analysis and the British Journal of the Philosophy
of Science.
Read this book before you vote! A Load of Blair carves a path
through the morass of pre-election debate, policy statements and
promises. This humorous dissection of modern political rhetoric,
analysing speeches and public statements by rhetorical master Tony
Blair and other politicians, is a must-have tool for surviving the
2005 election.
Crimes Against Logic - Exploring the Bogus Arguments
of Politicians, Priests, Journalists and Other Serial Offenders
(2004, McGraw Hill)
Please note that Crimes Against Logic is the US version
of Bad Thoughts (below). It contains the same text
with US focused examples.
Bad Thoughts - A Guide to Clear Thinking (2003,
Corvo Books)
A book for people who like argument.
Witty, contentious, and passionate, it exposes the methods with
which we avoid reasoned debate. Jamie Whyte dissects the ‘Shut
up - you sound like Hitler’ and ‘You can hardly talk’
tactics, and explains why we don’t have a right to our own
opinion. His writing is both laugh-out-loud funny and a serious
comment on the ways in which people with power and influence avoid
truth in steering public opinion.
