# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/simon-blackburn
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:50:27.114Z

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name: "Simon Blackburn"
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description: "Simon Walter Blackburn is an English 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. During his long career, he has taught at Oxford University, Cambridge University, and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill."
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birthDate: "1944-07-12"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump