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Simon Blackburn


British academic philosopher known for his work in quasi-realism and his efforts to popularise philosophy.
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Finding a mechanism does not bypass the problem of induction.
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Chance is as relentless as necessity.
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We think about what to do, and muster considerations and arguments in favor of one course or another. How are we to think about that?




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The word 'philosophy' carries unfortunate connotations: impractical, unworldly, weird.
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But if nothing does as well as something about which nothing can be said, it vanishes.
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There was content, but no container.
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Paradigms can be asked to show their worth, an some of them do not stand up.
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