Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
J. J. C. Smart
Born: September 16, 1920
Died: October 6, 2012 (aged 92)
Bio: John Jamieson Carswell "Jack" Smart AC was an Australian philosopher and academic, and was appointed as an Emeritus Professor by Australian National University Australia.
Known for:
- Utilitarianism: For and Against (1973)
- Philosophy and scientific realism (1963)
- Atheism and Theism (2003)
- Essays Metaphysical and Moral (1987)
- Ethics, persuasion, and truth (1984)