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. L. Mackie
Born: August 25, 1917
Died: December 12, 1981 (aged 64)
Bio: John Leslie Mackie, usually cited as J. L. Mackie, was an Australian philosopher, originally from Sydney.
Known for:
- Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong (1977)
- The Miracle of Theism
- Problems from Locke (1976)
- The cement of the universe (1974)
- Hume's moral theory (1980)