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J. L. Mackie

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Gender Male
Death43 years ago
Date of birth August 25,1917
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born Sydney
Australia
Date of died December 12,1981
DiedOxford
United Kingdom
Children Penelope Mackie
Influenced by David Hume
John Anderson
Job Philosopher
Education The University of Sydney
Oriel College
Books Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong
The Miracle of Theism
The cement of the universe
Problems from Locke
Hume's moral theory
Truth, probability and paradox
EraAnalytic philosophy
20th-century philosophy
Australian realism
Parents Alexander Mackie
Annie Burnett Duncan
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J. L. Mackie Life story


John Leslie Mackie FBA was an Australian philosopher. He made significant contributions to 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.

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