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'''Simon Blackburn''' (born 12 July 1944) is a British 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 retired as professor of philosophy at the [[University of Cambridge]] in 2011, but remains a distinguished research professor of philosophy at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], teaching every fall semester. He is also a [[Oxbridge Fellow|Fellow]] of [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], and a member of the professoriate of [[New College of the Humanities]]. He was previously a Fellow of [[Pembroke College, Oxford]] and has also taught full-time at the University of North Carolina as an Edna J. Koury Professor. He is a former president of the [[Aristotelian Society]], having served the 2009–2010 term. | '''Simon Blackburn''' (born 12 July 1944) is a British 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 retired as professor of philosophy at the [[University of Cambridge]] in 2011, but remains a distinguished research professor of philosophy at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], teaching every fall semester. He is also a [[Oxbridge Fellow|Fellow]] of [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], and a member of the professoriate of [[New College of the Humanities]]. He was previously a Fellow of [[Pembroke College, Oxford]] and has also taught full-time at the University of North Carolina as an Edna J. Koury Professor. He is a former president of the [[Aristotelian Society]], having served the 2009–2010 term. | ||
+ | == 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). – a defence of quasi-realism as applied to ethicsISBN 0-19-508041-6 and {{ISBN|0-19-508224-9}}. | ||
+ | *''[[The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy]]'' ([1994] 2015), 3rd ed. – compiled whole-handedly. {{ISBN|0-19-211694-0}}. | ||
+ | *''Ruling Passions'' (1998) A defence of a NeoHumean theory of reasons and moral motivation. {{ISBN|0-19-824785-0}}. | ||
+ | *''Truth'' (1999) (edited with Keith Simmons) – from Oxford Readings in Philosophy series. {{ISBN|0-19-875250-4}}. | ||
+ | *''[[Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy]]''. (1999) {{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 [[Oxford University Press]]' Very Short Introductions series. {{ISBN|0-19-280442-1}}. | ||
+ | *''[[Lust]]'' (2004) – one of an [[Oxford University Press]] 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|1-84354-350-8}}. | ||
+ | *''How to read Hume'' (2008) – Granta Publications. {{ISBN|978-1-84708-033-2}}. | ||
+ | *"What do we really know? -The Big Questions of Philosophy" – (2009) from Quercus. {{ISBN|978-1-78087-587-3}}. | ||
+ | *''Mirror, Mirror: The Uses and Abuses of Self-Love'' (Princeton, NJ: [[Princeton University Press]], 2014) | ||
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Simon Blackburn (born 12 July 1944) is a British 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 retired as professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge in 2011, but remains a distinguished research professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, teaching every fall semester. He is also a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and a member of the professoriate of New College of the Humanities. He was previously a Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford and has also taught full-time at the University of North Carolina as an Edna J. Koury Professor. He is a former president of the Aristotelian Society, having served the 2009–2010 term.
Books
- Reason and Prediction (1973). Template:ISBN.
- Spreading the Word (1984) – a text. Template:ISBN.
- Essays in Quasi-realism (1993). – a defence of quasi-realism as applied to ethicsISBN 0-19-508041-6 and Template:ISBN.
- The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy ([1994] 2015), 3rd ed. – compiled whole-handedly. Template:ISBN.
- Ruling Passions (1998) A defence of a NeoHumean theory of reasons and moral motivation. Template:ISBN.
- Truth (1999) (edited with Keith Simmons) – from Oxford Readings in Philosophy series. Template:ISBN.
- Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy. (1999) Template:ISBN and Template:ISBN.
- Being Good (2001) – an introduction to ethics. Template:ISBN.
- Reprinted as Ethics: A Very Short Introduction in Oxford University Press' Very Short Introductions series. Template:ISBN.
- Lust (2004) – one of an Oxford University Press series covering the Seven Deadly Sins. Template:ISBN.
- Truth: A Guide (2005). Template:ISBN.
- Plato's Republic: A Biography (2006) – from Atlantic Books' Books That Shook the World series. Template:ISBN.
- How to read Hume (2008) – Granta Publications. Template:ISBN.
- "What do we really know? -The Big Questions of Philosophy" – (2009) from Quercus. Template:ISBN.
- Mirror, Mirror: The Uses and Abuses of Self-Love (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2014)