Simon Blackburn

Simon Blackburn FBA
Blackburn in 2017
Born	(1944-07-12) 12 July 1944 (age 80) Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England
Education
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge Churchill College, Cambridge
Academic advisors	Casimir Lewy
Philosophical work
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Analytic philosophy
Institutions	Trinity College, Cambridge Pembroke College, Oxford University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill New College of the Humanities
Doctoral students	E. J. Lowe Michael A. Smith
Main interests	Ethics Truth theory Philosophy of language
Notable ideas	Quasi-realism

Simon Blackburn's voice

Recorded March 2011 from the BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time

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Simon Walter Blackburn FBA (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.