[PAR] [TLE] Simon Blackburn [SEP] Simon Blackburn, FBA (born 12 July 1944) is a British academic 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 retired as the professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge in 2011, but remains a distinguished research professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, teaching every fall semester.  He is also a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and a member of the professoriate of New College of the Humanities.  He was previously a Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford and has also taught full-time at the University of North Carolina as an Edna J. Koury Professor.  He is a former president of the Aristotelian Society, having served the 2009–2010 term.  He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2002 and a Foreign Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2008. [PAR] [TLE] Principle of charity [SEP] In philosophy and rhetoric, the principle of charity requires interpreting a speaker's statements to be rational and, in the case of any argument, considering its best, strongest possible interpretation.  In its narrowest sense, the goal of this methodological principle is to avoid attributing irrationality, logical fallacies or falsehoods to the others' statements, when a coherent, rational interpretation of the statements is available.  According to Simon Blackburn "it constrains the interpreter to maximize the truth or rationality in the subject's sayings."
[PAR] [TLE] Simon Blackburn [ SEP ] Simon Blackburn , FBA ( born 12 July 1944 ) is a British academic 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 retired as the professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge in 2011 , but remains a distinguished research professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , teaching every fall semester . He is also a Fellow of Trinity College , Cambridge , and a member of the professoriate of New College of the Humanities . He was previously a Fellow of Pembroke College , Oxford and has also taught full - time at the University of North Carolina as an Edna J. Koury Professor . He is a former president of the Aristotelian Society , having served the 2009–2010 term . He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2002 and a Foreign Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2008 . [PAR] [TLE] Principle of charity [ SEP ] In philosophy and rhetoric , the principle of charity requires interpreting a speaker 's statements to be rational and , in the case of any argument , considering its best , strongest possible interpretation . In its narrowest sense , the goal of this methodological principle is to avoid attributing irrationality , logical fallacies or falsehoods to the others ' statements , when a coherent , rational interpretation of the statements is available . According to Simon Blackburn " it constrains the interpreter to maximize the truth or rationality in the subject 's sayings . "
What British academic philosopher has this quote attributed to him regarding the principle of charity "it constrains the interpreter to maximize the truth or rationality in the subject's sayings."?
What British academic philosopher has this quote attributed to him regarding the principle of charity " it constrains the interpreter to maximize the truth or rationality in the subject 's sayings . " ?
Simon Blackburn
Simon Blackburn