Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
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)