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Simon Blackburn

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Simon Blackburn 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. 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.

Books

Think
Think
Simon Blackburn
Think
Think
Simon Blackburn
Being Good
Being Good
Simon Blackburn
Truth
Truth
Simon Blackburn
Ethics
Ethics
Simon Blackburn
Ethics: a Very Short Introduction
Ethics: a Very Short Introduction
Simon Blackburn
The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
Simon Blackburn
Simon Blackburn
Truth
a Guide for the Perplexed
Truth
Simon Blackburn
Essays in Quasi-Realism
Essays in Quasi-Realism
Simon Blackburn
Being Good
Being Good
Simon Blackburn
Lust
Lust
Simon Blackburn
La historia de La República de Platón
La historia de La República de Platón
Simon Blackburn
Filosofia
Filosofia
Simon Blackburn
Reason and Prediction
Reason and Prediction
Simon Blackburn, Professor of Philosophy Simon Blackburn
Expressivism, Pragmatism and Representationalism
Expressivism, Pragmatism and Representationalism
Michael Williams, Simon Blackburn, Paul Horwich, Robert Brandom, Huw Price
Simon Blackburn
Spreading the Word
Groundings in the Philosophy of Language
Spreading the Word
Simon Blackburn
Die großen Fragen - Philosophie
Die großen Fragen - Philosophie
Simon Blackburn
Anatomy at a Glance
Anatomy at a Glance
Simon Blackburn, David Moffat, Omar Faiz
Practical Tortoise Raising
Practical Tortoise Raising
Simon Blackburn
Ruling Passions
Ruling Passions
Simon Blackburn

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