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C. E. M. Joad
1891Aug, 12

C. E. M. Joad

C. E. M. Joad, English philosopher and academic (d. 1953)
Cyril Edwin Mitchinson Joad (12 August 1891 – 9 April 1953) was an English philosopher and broadcasting personality. He appeared on The Brains Trust, a BBC Radio wartime discussion programme. He popularised philosophy and became a celebrity, before his downfall in a scandal over an unpaid train fare in 1948.

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