PHILOSOPHER

Ned Block

1942 - Today

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Ned Joel Block (born 1942) is an American philosopher working in philosophy of mind who has made important contributions to the understanding of consciousness and the philosophy of cognitive science. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ned Block has received more than 174,558 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Ned Block is the 1,091st most popular philosopher, the 5,928th most popular biography from United States and the 53rd most popular American Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ned Block ranks 1,091 out of 1,267. Before him are Richard Posner, Ladislav Klíma, Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster, Carlo Cattaneo, Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi, and Aristobulus of Alexandria. After him are David Chalmers, G. A. Cohen, Jean Cavaillès, Susan George, Tadeusz Kotarbiński, and Ivan Kireyevsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Ned Block ranks 403. Before him are Marty Balin, Osman Nuri Topbaş, Dobromir Zhechev, Joe Lieberman, Gualtiero Bassetti, and Claudine Longet. After him are Jerry Sloan, Ariel Dorfman, Ramiro de León Carpio, Valentin Lebedev, Eduard Malofeyev, and Boubacar Traoré.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ned Block ranks 5,928 out of 20,380. Before him are Ross the Boss (1954), Johnny Knoxville (1971), Thomas Horsfield (1773), Kaley Cuoco (1985), Carter Burwell (1954), and Larry Van Kriedt (1954). After him are Colleen Camp (1953), George O. Abell (1927), Lou Rawls (1933), John du Pont (1938), Shawn Michaels (1965), and James Joseph Dresnok (1941).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Ned Block ranks 53. Before him are Mary Daly (1928), Hubert Dreyfus (1929), Paul Kurtz (1925), Amina Wadud (1952), Barrington Moore Jr. (1913), and Richard Posner (1939). After him are Susan George (1934), Michael Hardt (1960), Sandra Harding (1935), Amos Bronson Alcott (1799), Cornel West (1953), and Gary L. Francione (1954).

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