Smart, John Jamieson Carswell

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SMART, John Jamieson Carswell

SMART, John Jamieson Carswell. Australian (born United Kingdom), b. 1920. Genres: Philosophy. Career: Emeritus Professor, University of Adelaide, 1972- (Hughes Professor of Philosophy, 1950-72). Emeritus Professor, Australian National University, 1986- (Professor of Philosophy, Institute of Advanced Studies, 1976-85). Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities, 1969-. Jr. Research Fellow, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, 1948-50; Reader in Philosophy, La Trobe University, 1972-76. Honorary Fellow, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, 1991-. Publications: An Outline of a System of Utilitarian Ethics, 1961; Philosophy and Scientific Realism, 1963; (ed.) Problems of Space and Time, 1964; Between Science and Philosophy, 1968; (with B. Williams) Utilitarianism: For and Against, 1973; Ethics, Persuasion and Truth, 1984; Essays Metaphysical and Moral, 1987; Our Place in the Universe, 1989; (with J.J. Haldane) Atheism and Theism, 1996, 2nd ed., 2003. Address: 159 Cumberland View, Whalley Dr, Wheelers Hill, VIC 3150, Australia. Online address: John.Smart@arts.monash.edu.au

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