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John Leslie Mackie (/ˈmæki/; 25 August 1917 – 12 December 1981) was an Australian philosopher originally from Sydney. He made significant contributions to the philosophy of religion metaphysics and the philosophy of language and is perhaps best known for his views on meta-ethics especially his defence of moral skepticism.He authored six books.

birth date
1917-08-25
birth place
Sydney, Australia
death date
1981-12-12
death place
England, Oxford
era
20th-century philosophy
influenced
Michael Martin (philosopher), Richard Joyce (philosopher), Colin_MacLeod_(philosopher)
influenced by
David Hume, John Anderson (philosopher)
main interest
Ethics, Metaphysics, Philosophy of language, Moral nihilism
notableIdea
Argument from queerness
philosophicalSchool
Analytic philosophy, Australian realism

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