J. J. C. Smart

J. J. C. Smart AC FAHA

Born	John Jamieson Carswell Smart (1920-09-16)16 September 1920 Cambridge, England
Died	6 October 2012(2012-10-06) (aged 92) Melbourne, Australia
Nationality	Australian British
Other names	Jack Smart

Education
Alma mater	University of Glasgow Queen's College, Oxford
Academic advisors	Gilbert Ryle
Philosophical work
Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Analytic philosophy Australian realism
Institutions	University of Adelaide La Trobe University Australian National University
Doctoral students	Mark Colyvan Phillip H. Wiebe
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.