J. L. Mackie
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J. L. Mackie was an Australian philosopher best known for his work in meta-ethics and philosophy of religion, particularly his defense of moral skepticism and his influential critiques of theism.
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| instanceOf |
Australian philosopher
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person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| citizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-08-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-12-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Oriel College, Oxford
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University of Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Otago
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University of Oxford ⓘ University of Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ University of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Mackie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
meta-ethics
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| fullName | John Leslie Mackie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary moral error theorists
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meta-ethical debates on moral realism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
argument from queerness
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critiques of theism ⓘ error theory of morality ⓘ logical problem of evil ⓘ moral skepticism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
moral judgments systematically involve error
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moral properties are not objective ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong
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Logic and Knowledge NERFINISHED ⓘ Problems from Locke NERFINISHED ⓘ The Miracle of Theism NERFINISHED ⓘ Truth, Probability, and Paradox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
atheism
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error theory ⓘ moral skepticism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Waynflete Professor of Moral and Metaphysical Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousView | atheist ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Dunedin
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Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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