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Books recommended by Simon Blackburn
English academic philosopher (born 1944)
English academic philosopher (born 1944). Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on David Hume.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Simon Blackburn has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Simon Blackburn recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Simon recommended it.
The best books on David Hume
Five Books interview in which Simon Blackburn chooses and discusses five books.
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The Life of David Hume
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2013 Five Books interview “The best books on David Hume”.
The best books on David Hume Interviewfivebooks.com
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2013 Five Books interview “The best books on David Hume”.
The best books on David Hume Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: Paul Krugman
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Dialogues and Natural History of Religion
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2013 Five Books interview “The best books on David Hume”.
The best books on David Hume Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: Julian Baggini
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The Philosophy of David Hume
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2013 Five Books interview “The best books on David Hume”.
The best books on David Hume Interviewfivebooks.com
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Critique of Pure Reason
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2013 Five Books interview “The best books on David Hume”.
The best books on David Hume Interviewfivebooks.com
+2 other recommenders: A. C. Grayling, Mark Manson
Written by Simon Blackburn
Books Simon Blackburn wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
3 books Simon recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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3recommendersCritique of Pure Reason 3 recommendersSimon Blackburn, A. C. Grayling, Mark Manson
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2recommendersAn Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding 2 recommendersSimon Blackburn, Paul Krugman
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2recommendersDialogues and Natural History of Religion 2 recommendersSimon Blackburn, Julian Baggini
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with Simon
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
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