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Indeterminism does not confer freedom on us: I would feel that my freedom was impaired if I thought that a quantum mechanical trigger in my brain might cause me to leap into the garden and eat a slug

J. J. C. Smart

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Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. You are looking into a predator's eyes. Most predators have eyes set right on the front of their heads, so they can use binocular vision to sight and track their prey.
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J. J. C. Smart

J. J. C. Smart
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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:
  1. Utilitarianism: For and Against (1973)
  2. Philosophy and scientific realism (1963)
  3. Atheism and Theism (2003)
  4. Essays Metaphysical and Moral (1987)
  5. Ethics, persuasion, and truth (1984)

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