Australian realism, also called Australian materialism, was a school of philosophy that flourished in the second half of the 20th century in several universities in Australia including the Australian National University, University of Adelaide, and University of Sydney. Members were noted for taking a skeptical approach to abstract subjects. They founded the functionalist token identity theory of consciousness and the stronger type identity theory. Prominent players include John Anderson,[1] David Malet Armstrong, J. L. Mackie, Ullin Place, J. J. C. Smart, and David Stove. The label "Australian realist" was conferred on acolytes of Anderson by A. J. Baker in 1986, to mixed approval from those realist philosophers who happened to be Australian.[2]
Footnotes
- ^ Warren 1998, p. 52
- ^ Sparkes 1991, p. 188
Bibliography
- Baker, A. J. (1986). Australian Realism: The Systematic Philosophy of John Anderson. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Sparkes, A. W. (1991). Talking Philosophy. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0415042232.
- Warren, William (1998). Philosophical Dimensions of Personal Construct Psychology. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0415168503.
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