J. J. C. Smart

J. J. C. Smart
Born
John Jamieson Carswell Smart

(1920-09-16)16 September 1920
Cambridge, England
Died6 October 2012(2012-10-06) (aged 92)[2]
Melbourne, Australia
Nationality
  • Australian
  • British
Other namesJack Smart
Alma mater
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
School
Institutions
Academic advisorsGilbert Ryle
Doctoral studentsMark Colyvan
Phillip H. Wiebe
Other notable studentsJeff Malpas[1]
Henry Krips[1]
Main interests
Notable ideas
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John Jamieson Carswell Smart AC FAHA (16 September 1920 – 6 October 2012)[2] was a British-Australian philosopher who was appointed as an Emeritus Professor by the Australian National University. He worked in the fields of metaphysics, philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, and political philosophy. He wrote several entries for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Tree – David Chalmers". Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "J.J.C. (Jack) SMART Obituary: View J.J.C. SMART's Obituary by The Canberra Times". Tributes.canberratimes.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  3. ^ Smart, J. J. C. (2017), "The Mind/Brain Identity Theory", in Zalta, Edward N. (ed.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2017 ed.), Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, retrieved 16 September 2019
  4. ^ Smart, J. J. C. (9 March 2004). "Atheism and Agnosticism". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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