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Mel Thompson (1946-, England) is an author, former teacher, editor and A level examiner. Mel Thompson writes book on Philosophy and Ethics for the general reader and for students. ==Life and Education== Born in 1946, he was educated at King Edward VI School, Chelmsford and King’s College London where he received a BD in 1969 (Shelford Prize for Philosophy of Religion; Tinniswood Essay Prize), M.Phil (as an external student) in 1973, and a Ph.D. in 1979. He worked for some years as an ordained minister within the Church of England before resigning to work within Religious Education and as a freelance writer. From 1990 to 1998 he was editor of the Religious Education list at Hodder Education. He is a member and former Chair of the Educational Writers Group at the Society of Authors, and is interested in exploring ways in which new technology can enhance opportunities for writers. Concerned that copyright should be respected and authors paid when their work is used, Mel Thompson was, from 2003 to 2010, a non-executive director of the Authors Licensing and Collecting Society, and was also a non-executive director and Chair of the Copyright Licensing Agency. For his views on copyright see the YouTube video published by the Copyright Licensing Agency in 2012.〔https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABODjFHu00E〕 Convinced that some things are easier to ‘see’ than to explain, Mel Thompson is a keen photographer, with a section on ‘visual philosophy’ on his website.〔http://www.philosophyandethics.com〕 He also recognises the importance of personal roots, takes an interest in local historian and is a volunteer at the Little Baddow History Centre where he manages the Centre website.〔http://www.thehistorycentre.org.uk〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mel Thompson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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