Simon Blackburn

Quotes

• “In the end, it is ideas for which people kill each other.”

• “Chance is as relentless as necessity.”

• “Nobody ever inferred from the multiple infirmities of Windows that Bill Gates was infinitely benevolent, omniscient, and able to fix everything.”

• “A signpost doesn't in and of itself represent the way to the village. We have to learn how to take it.”

• “We can grieve over lost powers and memories, or rejoice over gained knowledge and maturity, according to taste.”

Books by Simon Blackburn in order

Books by Simon Blackburn in the order they were published, from Reason and Prediction (1973) to On Truth (2018).

1. 1Reason and PredictionReason and Prediction1973
2. 2Meaning, Reference, and NecessityMeaning, Reference, and Necessity1975
3. 3Philosophical LogicPhilosophical Logic1980
4. 4Spreading the WordSpreading the Word1984
5. 5Essays in Quasi-realismEssays in Quasi-realism1993
6. 6The Oxford Dictionary of PhilosophyThe Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy1994
7. 7Ruling PassionsRuling Passions1998
8. 8ThinkThink1999
9. 9Think Philosophy and the Big Questions of LifeThink Philosophy and the Big Questions of Life1999
10. 10Being GoodBeing Good2001
11. 11EthicsEthics2003
12. 12LustLust2003
13. 13Dictionary of PhilosophyDictionary of Philosophy2005
14. 14TruthTruth2005
15. 15Plato's RepublicPlato's Republic2006
16. 16Simon Blackburn Philosophy SetSimon Blackburn Philosophy Set2006
17. 17Anatomy for the MRCSAnatomy for the MRCS2007
18. 18How To Read HumeHow To Read Hume2008
19. 19Practical Tortoise RaisingPractical Tortoise Raising2010
20. 20Practical Tortoise Raising : And Other Philosophical EssaysPractical Tortoise Raising : And Other Philosophical Essays2011
21. 21What Do We Really Know?What Do We Really Know?2012
22. 22Expressivism, Pragmatism and RepresentationalismExpressivism, Pragmatism and Representationalism2013
23. 23Mirror, MirrorMirror, Mirror2014
24. 24On TruthOn Truth2018