J. L. Mackie

John Leslie Mackie was an Australian philosopher. He made significant contributions to ethics, 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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Who was born first?

• J. L. Mackie and Ernst von Glasersfeld were born the same year
• J. L. Mackie and Francis Parker Yockey were born the same year
• J. L. Mackie and Donald Davidson were born the same year
• J. L. Mackie and Algirdas Greimas were born the same year
• J. L. Mackie and Heinrich Böll were born the same year

Timeline

1. Algirdas GreimasMarch 9, 1917 – February 27, 1992
2. Donald DavidsonMarch 6, 1917 – August 30, 2003
3. Ernst von GlasersfeldMarch 8, 1917 – November 12, 2010
4. Francis Parker YockeySeptember 18, 1917 – June 1960
5. Heinrich BöllDecember 21, 1917 – July 16, 1985
6. J. L. Mackie (this page)August 25, 1917 – December 12, 1981

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