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Simon Walter Blackburn FBA (born 12 July 1944) is an English academic 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 .
In Think, Blackburn introduces major philosophical fields, such as epistemology, philosophy of the mind, free will, political philosophy, and philosophy of religion, by narrating how key figures in the history of Western philosophy including René Descartes, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Ludwig Wittgenstein addressed key concepts in each.
The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy (1994; second edition 2008; third edition 2016) is a dictionary of philosophy by the philosopher Simon Blackburn, published by Oxford University Press. References [ edit ]
The coherence of Blackburn's quasi-realism has been challenged most notably by the Frege–Geach problem, which asserts Blackburn's position is self-contradictory. Advocates of Blackburn's view, however, would contend that quasi-realism in fact provides an antidote to the Frege–Geach problem by placing different moral claims in context.
Alternatively, as summarized by philosopher Simon Blackburn, structuralism is: [2] "The belief that phenomena of human life are not intelligible except through their interrelations. These relations constitute a structure, and behind local variations in the surface phenomena there are constant laws of abstract structure."
Simon Blackburn (1944–): English moral philosopher known for his efforts to popularise philosophy. [24] Peter Boghossian (1966–): American philosopher and speaker for the Center for Inquiry, the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, and the Secular Student Alliance. [25]
Simon Blackburn – philosopher, founder of quasi-realism; Frederick S. Boas – English scholar; Horatio Brown – historian; Norman O. Brown – author, philosopher; Charles Coulson – mathematician and theoretical chemist; G. E. M. de Ste. Croix Classical scholar; Sir Charles Firth – historian; Paul Grice – philosopher of language
Pages in category "Books by Simon Blackburn" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy