# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ned-block
# Generated: 2026-08-12T17:38:02.115Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ned-block"
name: "Ned Block"
slug: "ned-block"
description: "Ned Joel Block 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. He has been professor of philosophy and psychology at New York University since 1996, and a Silver Professor since 2005."
tagline: "American philosopher and academic"
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birthDate: "1942"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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ranks:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump