J. J. C. Smart

J. J. C. Smart

AC FAHA
J. J. C. Smart; AC FAHA
Born	John Jamieson Carswell Smart; 16 September 1920; Cambridge, England
Died	6 October 2012 (aged 92); Melbourne, Australia
Nationality	Australian; British;
Other names	Jack Smart
Alma mater	University of Glasgow; Queen's College, Oxford;
Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Analytic philosophy; Australian realism;
Institutions	University of Adelaide; La Trobe University; Australian National University;
Academic advisors	Gilbert Ryle
Doctoral students	Mark Colyvan; Phillip H. Wiebe
Other notable students	Jeff Malpas; Henry Krips
Main interests	Philosophy of mind; metaphysics; philosophy of science; philosophy of time; political philosophy; philosophy of religion;
Notable ideas	Mind–brain identity theory; rate of passage argument; nomological danglers;

John Jamieson Carswell Smart AC FAHA (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.

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