Smart Lecture Adelaide
J.J.C. (Jack) Smart was Hughes Professor of Philosophy at the University of Adelaide from 1950 to 1972. During that time, he developed ideas about philosophy and philosophical methodology whose importance became acknowledged throughout the world. In a public lecture on 17 Oct, Adelaide philosophers come together to celebrate his life, by describing his main ideas in terms accessible to a general audience. The speakers and their topics will be:
Chris Mortensen - Smart’s scientific realism
Jon Opie - Smart’s philosophy of mind
Graham Nerlich - Smart’s theories of time
Garrett Cullity - Smart’s ethics.
The meeting will be chaired by Gerard O’Brien
Time and place: Thursday 17 Oct 2013, 7.30pm-9pm, Napier lecture theatre 102,
Napier Building, University of Adelaide.
Admission free, all welcome.