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Jeremy Weate
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Born1969

Jeremy Weate (born in 1969 in Wheaton Aston) is an English philosopher and businessman, based in Nigeria. He studied philosophy at the University of Hull, the University of Liège and the University of Warwick, graduating with a PhD in philosophy from Warwick in 1998. His PhD thesis was Phenomenology and Difference: the Body, Architecture and Race.

Weate is the author of the children's book A Young Person's Guide to Philosophy, which was published by Dorling Kindersley in 1998 and translated into 9 languages. He writes a popular and sometimes controversial blog on his experiences and reflections while working in Nigeria. He is also the Managing Director of Lagos' first online guide: Lagos Live. With his partner Bibi Bakare-Yusuf[1][2] he runs a publishing company in Nigeria called Cassava Republic Press.[3]

References

  1. ^ Urbanization and African cultures By Toyin Falola, Steven J. Salm
  2. ^ Playlist: Jeremy Weate Africa is a Country
  3. ^ Between Kan and Cole... revisiting Lagos, Nigerian writers' most re-imagined city December 21, 2009 - Anote Ajeluorou NigeriaDailyNews.com

Bibliography

  • Jeremy Weate A Young Person's Guide to Philosophy DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley), 1998 ISBN 0-789-43074-6

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