Home / Authors / Simon Blackburn

Simon Blackburn

Simon Blackburn Quotes

Academic

Simon Blackburn is a renowned British philosopher known for his contributions to ethics and philosophy of language. His research spans across various fields including moral philosophy, logic, philosophy of language, and philosophy of religion. Blackburn's works are extensive, including analyses of moral intuition, the meaning of language, and philosophical arguments.

Filter quotes by topic

All Absolutism Doe Should World Ethics Ifs May Problem Sometimes Way Believe Destiny Explanation Facts Findings Free Will Heard Humans Karma Law

Famous Simon Blackburn Quotes

“Thoughts are strange things. they have 'representational' powers: a thought typically represents the world as being one way or another. A sensation, by contrast, seems to just sit there.”

World Way Seems Strange One Way Sensations Contrast Strange Things

Book:Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy

Source: Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy

“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.”

World Moral Objects Source Fit Authority Worship Leaving Devices Site Moral Authority

Book:Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy

Source: Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy

“Induction is the process of taking things within our experience to be representative of the world outside our experience. It is a process of projection or extrapolation.”

World Process Representatives Projection

Book:Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy

Source: Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy

“This doctrine, that of the ghost in the machine, strictly separates the mind or soul from the body. And by doing so it takes the soul outside the sphere of mechanical or scientific explanation. It splits the world of the mind from the world of science. It is often supposed to protect our cherished free will.”

World Mind Soul Body Protect Machines Ghost Doctrine Explanation Free Will Spheres Splits

Author:Simon Blackburn

“The scientific world is to be less threatening than was feared. It is to made safe for human beings. And the way to make it safe is to reflect on the foundation of knowledge.”

World Way Humans Made Human Beings Safe Foundation Threatening

Book:Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy

Source: Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy

About the Author

Born: July 12, 1944
Known for: Academic
Quotes: 39

Related Topics

Absolutism Doe Should World Ethics Ifs May Problem Sometimes Way Believe Destiny Explanation Facts Findings Free Will Heard Humans Karma Law

Popular Topics

People Ifs Thinking Knows Men World Way Want Love Life Inspirational Needs Giving Feels Should Writing Trying Years Mind Firsts

Books & Sources

Think: A Compelling Introduction to PhilosophyRelated source material

Truth: A GuideRelated source material

Mirror, Mirror: The Uses and Abuses of Self-LoveRelated source material

Being Good: A Short Introduction to EthicsRelated source material

Essays in Quasi-RealismRelated source material

Ethics: A Very Short IntroductionRelated source material

Truth: A Guide for the Perplexed: A Guide for the PerplexedRelated source material

Similar Authors

Louis XVI of FranceBrowse related quotes
Peter WilsonBrowse related quotes
Garry TrudeauBrowse related quotes
Thomas CochraneBrowse related quotes
Philippa FootBrowse related quotes
Ludwig WittgensteinBrowse related quotes
Marcus Tullius CiceroBrowse related quotes
Pierre-Joseph ProudhonBrowse related quotes
T. E. HulmeBrowse related quotes
Jerry KorabBrowse related quotes