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'Simon Blackburn' (born 1944) is a British academic philosopher also known for his efforts to popularise philosophy. He attended Clifton College and went on to receive his bachelor's degree in Moral Sciences (i.e. philosophy) in 1965 from Trinity College, Cambridge. He is currently Professor of Philosophy at Faculty of Philosophy at Cambridge University, a position formerly held by such philosophers as Elizabeth Anscombe, G.H. Von Wright, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and G.E. Moore, and a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and has previously held teaching posts at Pembroke College, Oxford and the University of North Carolina as an Edna J. Koury Professor.
In philosophy, he is best-known as the proponent of quasi-realism in metaethics, and as a defender of NeoHumean views on a variety of topics.
He makes occasional appearances in the British media - for instance on BBC Radio 4's ''The Moral Maze''. Unlike many other popularisers of philosophy, Blackburn is an academic, noted as a leading proponent of the Humean tradition in moral philosophy, a former editor of the journal ''Mind'' and the inventor of quasi-realism.
Professor Blackburn is a Vice-President of the British Humanist Association.
★ ''Reason and Prediction'' (1973). ISBN 0-521-08742-2.
★ ''Spreading the Word'' (1984) - a text. ISBN 0-19-824650-1.
★ ''Essays in Quasi-Realism'' (1993). ISBN 0-19-508041-6 and ISBN 0-19-508224-9.
★ ''The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy'' (1994) - compiled whole-handedly. ISBN 0-19-211694-0.
★ ''Ruling Passions'' (1998) - an expose of his theory. ISBN 0-19-824785-0.
★ ''Truth'' (1999) (edited w/ Keith Simmons) - from Oxford Readings in Philosophy series. ISBN 0-19-875250-4.
★ ''Think'' (1999) - an introduction to philosophy for beginners. ISBN 0-19-210024-6 and ISBN 0-19-969087-1.
★ ''Being Good'' (2001) - an introduction to ethics. ISBN 0-19-210052-1. (Reprinted as ''Ethics: A Very Short Introduction'' in OUP's Very Short Introductions series. ISBN 0-19-280442-1.)
★ ''Lust'' (2004) - one of an OUP series covering the Seven Deadly Sins. ISBN 0-19-516200-5.
★ ''Truth: A Guide'' (2005). ISBN 0-19-516824-0.
★ ''Plato's Republic: A Biography'' (2006) - from Atlantic Books' Books That Shook the World series. ISBN 1-84-354350-8.
★ Personal website
★ Simon Blackburn discusses "Truth: A Guide" with Jenny Attiyeh on Thoughtcast
★ BBC News story
★ Blackburn Essay 'In defence of lust' in The New Statesman
★ Blackburn Discusses the Value of Truth on Philosophy Talk Radio Program
★ Blackburn discusses Plato's Republic
In philosophy, he is best-known as the proponent of quasi-realism in metaethics, and as a defender of NeoHumean views on a variety of topics.
He makes occasional appearances in the British media - for instance on BBC Radio 4's ''The Moral Maze''. Unlike many other popularisers of philosophy, Blackburn is an academic, noted as a leading proponent of the Humean tradition in moral philosophy, a former editor of the journal ''Mind'' and the inventor of quasi-realism.
Professor Blackburn is a Vice-President of the British Humanist Association.
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Books
★ ''Reason and Prediction'' (1973). ISBN 0-521-08742-2.
★ ''Spreading the Word'' (1984) - a text. ISBN 0-19-824650-1.
★ ''Essays in Quasi-Realism'' (1993). ISBN 0-19-508041-6 and ISBN 0-19-508224-9.
★ ''The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy'' (1994) - compiled whole-handedly. ISBN 0-19-211694-0.
★ ''Ruling Passions'' (1998) - an expose of his theory. ISBN 0-19-824785-0.
★ ''Truth'' (1999) (edited w/ Keith Simmons) - from Oxford Readings in Philosophy series. ISBN 0-19-875250-4.
★ ''Think'' (1999) - an introduction to philosophy for beginners. ISBN 0-19-210024-6 and ISBN 0-19-969087-1.
★ ''Being Good'' (2001) - an introduction to ethics. ISBN 0-19-210052-1. (Reprinted as ''Ethics: A Very Short Introduction'' in OUP's Very Short Introductions series. ISBN 0-19-280442-1.)
★ ''Lust'' (2004) - one of an OUP series covering the Seven Deadly Sins. ISBN 0-19-516200-5.
★ ''Truth: A Guide'' (2005). ISBN 0-19-516824-0.
★ ''Plato's Republic: A Biography'' (2006) - from Atlantic Books' Books That Shook the World series. ISBN 1-84-354350-8.
External links
★ Personal website
★ Simon Blackburn discusses "Truth: A Guide" with Jenny Attiyeh on Thoughtcast
★ BBC News story
★ Blackburn Essay 'In defence of lust' in The New Statesman
★ Blackburn Discusses the Value of Truth on Philosophy Talk Radio Program
★ Blackburn discusses Plato's Republic
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