Simon Blackburn Philosopher
Simon Blackburn (born 12 July 1944) is a British academic philosopher known for his work in quasi-realism and 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.
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Simon Blackburn on Wikipedia
External resources
- http://colinmarshall.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=408968
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3387169.stm
- http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/aldaily/2003121502.htm
- http://www.oup.co.uk/general/vsi
- http://www.phil.cam.ac.uk/~swb24
- http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/25/plato_neocons
- http://www.thoughtcast.org/philosophy/faith-and-philosophy-with-harvey-cox-and-simon-blackburn