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J. J. C. Smart

1920 - 2012

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John Jamieson Carswell Smart (16 September 1920 – 6 October 2012) was a British-Australian philosopher who was appointed as an Emeritus Professor by the Australian National University. He worked in the fields of metaphysics, philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, and political philosophy. He wrote several entries for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. J. C. Smart is the 1,232nd most popular philosopher (down from 1,209th in 2019), the 5,221st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,579th in 2019) and the 96th most popular British Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, J. J. C. Smart ranks 1,232 out of 1,267. Before him are Cornel West, Ralph Barton Perry, Eric A. Havelock, Stanley Jaki, Julia Annas, and Susan Haack. After him are Ned Block, James Dunn, Stephen Walt, Peter Geach, Roderick Chisholm, and Peter Kreeft.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, J. J. C. Smart ranks 414. Before him are Errol Barrow, Paul Scott, Jean Dutourd, Lewis Wilson, G. D. Spradlin, and Usha Mehta. After him are Marguerite Higgins, Philippa Pearce, Keith Andes, Gail Halvorsen, Bai Yang, and Keith Andrews. Among people deceased in 2012, J. J. C. Smart ranks 414. Before him are Michael O'Hare, Barney McKenna, Janice E. Voss, Nicholas Katzenbach, Joel Goldsmith, and Fidélis. After him are Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, Doc Watson, Phyllis Thaxter, Earl Scruggs, Charles Colson, and Mike Sparken.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, J. J. C. Smart ranks 5,223 out of 8,785. Before him are Hugh Huxley (1924), Pat Rice (1949), Graham Poll (1963), Nancy Mackay (1922), Richey Edwards (1967), and Prideaux John Selby (1788). After him are Lionel Jeffries (1926), Pat Symonds (1953), Jesse Lingard (1992), Laura Knight (1877), Adela Pankhurst (1885), and Paul Mariner (1953).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, J. J. C. Smart ranks 96. Before him are Mary Midgley (1919), Simon Blackburn (1944), C. H. Dodd (1884), William Ames (1576), Eric A. Havelock (1903), and Susan Haack (1945). After him are James Dunn (1939), Peter Geach (1916), Richard Crashaw (1612), Kwame Anthony Appiah (1954), and Colin McGinn (1950).

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