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- We can grieve over lost powers and memories, or rejoice over gained knowledge and maturity, according to taste. Simon Blackburn. Memories, Maturity, Grieving.
- Chance is as relentless as necessity. Simon Blackburn. Chance, Relentless, Chances Are.
- Contemporary culture is not very good on responsibility. Simon Blackburn. Responsibility, Culture, Very Good.
- A god that created the world and then walked off the site leaving it to its own devices is not a fit object of worship, nor a source of moral authority.
Jan 1, 2009 · In this clear introduction to ethics Simon Blackburn tackles the major moral questions surrounding birth, death, happiness, desire and freedom, showing us how we should think about the meaning of life, and how we should mistrust the soundbite-sized absolutes that often dominate moral debates.
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Simon Walter Blackburn FBA (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.
Jan 1, 2001 · Simon Blackburn begins arguing why it is important to study philosophy and gives some background to key philosophers such as Descartes, Hume, Kant, and Wittgenstein. Each chapter explains a major issue, and has a self-contained guide discussing the problems that philosophers have studied.
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May 13, 2021 · I stopped being precious about my work several years ago. Also performers need to feel comfortable with what they’re saying. They need to feel their character would say it like that. If it’s not feeling right on the day or in rehearsal, that’s when those kinds of changes get made.
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