J. J. C. Smart Philosopher

John Jamieson Carswell "Jack" Smart AC (16 September 1920 – 6 October 2012) was an Australian philosopher and academic and was appointed as an Emeritus Professor by Australian National University Australia. He worked in the fields of metaphysics, philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, and political philosophy.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 16, 1920
Date of deathOctober 06, 2012
Place of death
Melbourne
Era
20th-century philosophy
Main interest
Metaphysics
Philosophy of religion
Political philosophy
Philosophy of mind
Philosophy of science

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Philosopher

influenced by
notable idea
Type physicalism
philosophical school
Analytic philosophy
Australian realism

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J. J. C. Smart on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://hr.anu.edu.au/employment-at-anu/retirement-transitions/emeritus-professors
  2. http://philrsss.anu.edu.au/special-events/jack-smart-lecture
  3. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/oct/30/jjc-smart
  4. http://www.jstor.org/sici?sici=0031-8094(195610)6%3A25%3C344%3AEARU%3E2.0.CO%3B2-1