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J. L. Mackie

1917 - 1981

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John Leslie Mackie (25 August 1917 – 12 December 1981) was an Australian philosopher. He made significant contributions to ethics, the philosophy of religion, metaphysics, and the philosophy of language. Mackie had influential views on metaethics, including his defence of moral scepticism and his sophisticated defence of atheism. He wrote six books. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. L. Mackie is the 1,055th most popular philosopher (up from 1,099th in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from Australia (up from 172nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, J. L. Mackie ranks 1,055 out of 1,267. Before him are Joseph Raz, Mary Whiton Calkins, Carl Dahlhaus, Johann Eduard Erdmann, Heymann Steinthal, and Idomeneus of Lampsacus. After him are Susan George, Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi, Alois Riehl, Harald Høffding, Boris Parygin, and Samuel ibn Tibbon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, J. L. Mackie ranks 205. Before him are Inge Scholl, Charles Drake, Minoru Chiaki, José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo, Ann Rutherford, and Robert Byrd. After him are Yvette Chauviré, Olga Sanfirova, Steno, Tetyana Yablonska, Helena Rasiowa, and Christiane Rochefort. Among people deceased in 1981, J. L. Mackie ranks 152. Before him are Ivan Galamian, Evsei Liberman, Rosa Ponselle, Rudolf Krčil, Francis Hunter, and Paco Bienzobas. After him are Ludwig Goldbrunner, Lev Atamanov, Ross Martin, Álvaro Cunqueiro, Mike Bloomfield, and Richard O'Connor.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, J. L. Mackie ranks 170 out of 1,143. Before him are Norman Brookes (1877), Tommy Emmanuel (1955), John Winter (1924), Julian McMahon (1968), John Williams (1941), and Bob Morley (1984). After him are Bob Hawke (1929), Paul England (1929), Yvonne Strahovski (1982), David Hurley (1953), William Jones (null), and Brian McGuire (1945).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Australia

Among philosophers born in Australia, J. L. Mackie ranks 3. Before him are Peter Singer (1946), and Samuel Alexander (1859). After him are David Chalmers (1966), John Finnis (1940), and David Malet Armstrong (1926).

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