J.J.C. Smart

John Jamieson Carswell Smart

Born	(1920-09-16)16 September 1920
Died	6 October 2012(2012-10-06) (aged 92) Melbourne

Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western Philosophy
School	Australian Realism, analytic philosophy
Main interests	philosophy of mind, metaphysics, philosophy of science, political philosophy, philosophy of religion
Notable ideas	Mind–brain identity theory
Influences Gilbert Ryle, Henry Sidgwick

John Jamieson Carswell "Jack" Smart AC (16 September 1920 – 6 October 2012) was an Australian philosopher and academic, and was appointed as an Emeritus Professor by Australian National University Australia. He worked in the fields of metaphysics, philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, and political philosophy. He has written multiple entries for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Born in Cambridge, England of Scottish parents, Smart began his education locally, attending The Leys School, a leading independent boarding school. His younger brothers also became professors: Alastair (1922–1992) was Professor of Art History at Nottingham University; Ninian was a professor of Religious Studies and a pioneer in that field. Their father, William Marshall Smart, was John Couch Adams Astronomer at Cambridge University and later Regius Professor of Astronomy at Glasgow. In 1950, W. M. Smart was President of the Royal Astronomical Society. In 1946, Jack Smart graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MA, followed by a BPhil from Oxford University in 1948. He then worked as a Junior Research Fellow at Corpus Christi College, Oxford for two years.