A Celebration of the Life of Bryan Magee 

As a maths student at university years ago, I read Magee's The Philosophy of Schopenhauer, which I found deeply fascinating. Several years later I found myself standing next to Magee at the Royal Festival Hall during the interval to Schoenberg's momentous Gurre-Lieder. I took the opportunity not only to tell him how much I had enjoyed his Schopenhauer book, but also that he had inspired me to go on to study philosophy. He shook my hand and said thank you. His television interviews with philosophers were wonderful. That age seems unrecapturable in the current media landscape, alas.

I thrust myself on Bryan Magee when he passed me whilst I was on holiday in Salzburg, and the memory still makes me squirm. It was an act foreign to my nature, but it was quite spontaneous and prompted by deep admiration for a philosopher (which indeed he was) who communicated ideas so lucidly and widely, and had introduced me to the work of Karl Popper; his small book on Sir Karl in the Fontana Modern Masters Series is still the best intro by far. Needless to say Bryan Magee listened to my feeble praise for his work - especially for his intellectual autobiography "Confessions of a Philosopher" - and thanked me courteously before extricating himself from this unsolicited conversation. Co-incidentally I had been re-reading Bryan Magee's "Modern British Philosophy (1970) when this celebration of his life popped up on U-tube.

Bryan Magee gave me great comfort, stimulating my mind. I thank him and celebrate his life's contributions. Well done Bryan Magee.

Bryan was a brilliant scholar and one of those great English gentleman, who, expertly, brought philosophy to the television screen, these archived programs are gems. May he rest in peace.

Schopenhauer and Popper would have been very proud of you. Rest in Peace Bryan Magee...the ultimate agnostic. You have lived your life to the fullest. Well done Sir!

I somewhat randomly came across Bryan Magee on RU-vid some months ago when trying to establish a broad understanding of philosophical history and was utterly humbled by his knowledge, eloquence and generosity to his interviewees. I have watched them over and over and am a more complete person as a result. I appreciate this is very late, but for all those who knew him I wish you my deepest and heartfelt condolences.

Bryan Magee was a great man who lived a great life. His efforts at disseminating the insights of philosophy were a noble and rare achievement. His reputation outlives him. Rest easy.

Greetings from Dallas, Texas. U.S.A. My deep respect for this wonderful Philosopher Mr. Magee. Rest in Peace.

Magee was often more adept at describing ideas than the original thinkers who created the ideas.

Every one of his interviews with scholars of Philosophy was conducted with great articulateness, intelligence and consideration of the listening audience. It always seemed to be as expert in the subject as the expert he was dialoguing with. He seemed to have a mastery of the whole philosophical tradition and to respect and care for it in a profound way. Like so many other observers and listeners of those programs I feel a deep appreciation of his work and achievement.

Just found he died. So sad to lose this passionately curious and entertaining host. RIP Bryan thank you.

Confessions of a Philosopher is a truly wonderful book, that I don't own as I keep giving it away. I must buy one now to keep. A truly great man.

Bryan Magee was a very positive, insightful and great communicator of the ideas of philosophy.

My dad was at CH with him. I recommend his tv programmes to my pupils now.

Bravo and well done, Mr. Magee. RIP

He represented a generation of intellectuals of our time whose separation is a great sorrow for us ....

O livro "Confissões de um filósofo" foi um dos livros mais importantes de minha vida. Influenciou-me profundamente. Li mais de uma milhão de vezes. Obrigado, Bryan. Abraços do Brasil. Com ternura, Aldrin.

One of the 20th greats - RIP Bryan Magee

Rest in peace, Sir. You will always be remembered by me, if it means anything to you.

he made philosophy popular on the TV! many people developed interests in the subject after watching his broadcasts.

His name was Bryan Magee.... he stayed up listening to Queen..... when he was seventeeeeeeen......

Thank you BM for so much. RIP!

"After your death you will be what you were before your birth." - Arthur Schopenhauer

18:25, Henry, the high voice is mostly a result of the recording technology of the time of recording: For a gramophone, the recording-speed, the RPM rate (revolutions per minute), is lower/slower than the playback-speed. So when the recording is played back unadjusted, the higher RPM rate effectively raises the pitch and tempo, which makes us all sound a bit like mice in a bit of a hurry.

RIP Mr Magee. It's sad that his radio programmes are always forgotten. He gave a series called: What's the Big Idea, and they made a similar contribution as the televised series.

The Ultimate Question.

Very insightful thinker, commanded a great mind, but, I never would have thought he was on the left, and was a member of the labour party

A Wonderful Man and hugely underated Broadcaster,RIP tc

Bryan Magee was the absolute refutation of Shaw's witless dictum: Those who can, do; those who can't, teach.

I may not be smart Sayanti, but surely am not boring.❤

An unsung hero of British public life - his books on Wagner led me to Schopenhauer and expanded my horizons. Rest in peace Mr. Magee - I’m Sure you have the answers to your ‘ultimate questions’ now....

Did he die ?

It's a scandal that Callow used this celebration of Magee for his own personal self-therapy, it's below all criticism. He should be ashamed of himself.

A bit sociopathic living in Britain and not romanticising Victorianism