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

birth date
1920-09-16
death date
2012-10-06
death place
Melbourne
era
20th-century philosophy
influenced by
Henry Sidgwick, Gilbert Ryle
main interest
Metaphysics, Philosophy of religion, Political philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Philosophy of science
notableIdea
Type physicalism
philosophicalSchool
Analytic philosophy, Australian realism

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