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Simon Blackburn

1944 - Today

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Simon Walter Blackburn (born 12 July 1944) is an English 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 has appeared in multiple episodes of the documentary series Closer to Truth. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Blackburn has received more than 314,104 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Blackburn is the 1,208th most popular philosopher (down from 1,119th in 2019), the 4,542nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,251st in 2019) and the 86th most popular British Philosopher.

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  • 310k

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  • 44.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Simon Blackburn ranks 1,208 out of 1,267. Before him are R. C. Sproul, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Alexander Tarasov, Patricia Hill Collins, Dugald Stewart, and Walter Kaufmann. After him are J. J. C. Smart, Volker Zotz, Wendy Brown, Alister McGrath, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, and George Henry Lewes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Simon Blackburn ranks 591. Before him are Gilles Berolatti, Graham Taylor, Angus King, Jon E. Ahlquist, Michael Aschbacher, and Didier Couécou. After him are Clarence White, Dave Edmunds, Chris Hillman, Idriz Hošić, Ramiro Blacut, and Lorne Michaels.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Blackburn ranks 4,542 out of 8,785. Before him are Kathryn Beaumont (1938), Robert Service (1947), Cathleen Nesbitt (1888), Ken Armstrong (1924), Binnie Barnes (1903), and Robert Edmond Grant (1793). After him are William Shanks (1812), David Marr (1945), Richard K. Morgan (1965), James Whitbread Lee Glaisher (1848), Kathleen Booth (1922), and Dennis Poore (1916).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Simon Blackburn ranks 86. Before him are Michael Ruse (1940), Richard Price (1723), John Major (1467), Ernest Belfort Bax (1854), Susan Haack (1945), and Dugald Stewart (1753). After him are J. J. C. Smart (1920), Alister McGrath (1953), George Henry Lewes (1817), John Gray (1948), C. H. Dodd (1884), and Mary Midgley (1919).

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