Bryan Magee, Who Brought Philosophy to British TV, Dies at 89 Mr. Magee was a philosopher, writer and politician who challenged the idea that television could not “make serious demands on viewers.” Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:An Emboldened China No Longer Cares What Its Critics ThinkChina’s Economy Slows Sharply, in Challenge for Xi JinpingWith Exit in Sight, Congo’s Enigmatic Leader Is Leaving His Options Open37 Tombstones Desecrated at Jewish Cemetery in France12-Year-Old in China Kills His Mother, Then Returns to School, Igniting an OutcryNew Zealand Rebukes Google for Airing Name of Backpacker’s Accused Killer