Philosopher
Simon Blackburn
Overview
Simon Walter Blackburn (born 12 July 1944) is an English philosopher known for his work in metaethics, where he defends quasi-realism, and in the philosophy of language. More recently, he has gained a large general audience from his efforts to popularise philosophy. He has appeared in multiple episodes of the documentary series Closer to Truth. During his long career, he has taught at Oxford University, Cambridge University, and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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Philosophers who discussed Simon Blackburn
- David Benatar
- Friedrich Waismann
- E. J. Lowe (philosopher)
- Jerry Fodor
- Allan Gibbard
- Hilary Putnam
- David Hume
- Michael A. Smith (philosopher)
- Rosalind Hursthouse
- Rae Langton
Ideas Simon Blackburn discusses
- Princeton University Press
- Philosophy
- Metaethics
- Sam Harris
- University of Cambridge
- British Academy
- Quasi-realism
- University of Oxford
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Gifford Lectures
- University of Glasgow
- Mind (journal)
- The Philosophical Review
- Oxford University Press
- Humanists UK
- Humeanism
- Philosophy of language
- BBC Radio 4
- Aristotelian Society
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
- British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
- Northeastern University – London
- Richard Joyce (philosopher)
Place in the tradition
Part of Anti-realism.