Quote of the day
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.
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)