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John Anderson (1 November 1893 – 6 July 1962) was a Scottish-Australian philosopher who occupied the post of Challis Professor of Philosophy at Sydney University in the years 1927-1958. He founded the empirical brand of philosophy known as Australian realism.Anderson’s promotion of ‘free thought’ in all subjects including politics and morality was controversial and brought him into constant conflict with the august senate of the university.
