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Simon Blackburn

1944 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Blackburn is the 1,216th most popular philosopher (down from 1,208th in 2019), the 4,908th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,543rd in 2019) and the 91st most popular British Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Simon Blackburn ranks 1,216 out of 1,267Before him are R. C. Sproul, Paul Kurtz, Yuval Steinitz, Mary Midgley, Alexander Tarasov, and David Ray Griffin. After him are Charles Hartshorne, Alice von Hildebrand, Gary L. Francione, Raya Dunayevskaya, Catherine Malabou, and Vicente Ferreira da Silva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Simon Blackburn ranks 622Before him are Nora Astorga, Ross Collinge, Alex Acuña, Feleti Sevele, Ans Schut, and Juan Ignacio Basaguren. After him are Kevin Tighe, Judee Sill, Henry Vestine, Bunji Kimura, Idriz Hošić, and Tom Seaver.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Blackburn ranks 4,909 out of 8,785Before him are James Wilson (1805), Ewen Bremner (1972), Olivia Manning (1908), Brian Cox (1968), Calvert Vaux (1824), and Omid Djalili (1965). After him are Edgeworth David (1858), Jacqueline Wilson (1945), John Rupert Firth (1890), Mike Summerbee (1942), Michael Wheeler (1935), and Eddie Nketiah (1999).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Simon Blackburn ranks 91Before him are Richard Price (1723), Hector Boece (1465), John Peckham (1227), Alister McGrath (1953), George Henry Lewes (1817), and Mary Midgley (1919). After him are C. H. Dodd (1884), William Ames (1576), Eric A. Havelock (1903), Susan Haack (1945), J. J. C. Smart (1920), and James Dunn (1939).