Anderson, John
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born on | 1 November 1893 at 10:30 (= 10:30 AM ) | ||||
Place | Stonehouse, Scotland, 55n43, 4w0 | ||||
Timezone | GMT h0e (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
Scottish-Australian philosopher who occupied the post of Challis Professor of Philosophy at Sydney University from 1927 to 1958. He founded the empirical brand of philosophy known as Australian realism.
Anderson's promotion of 'free thought' in all subjects, including politics and morality, was controversial and brought him into constant conflict with the august senate of the university. However, he is credited with educating a generation of influential 'Andersonian' thinkers and activists—some of whom helped to place Sydney in the forefront of the 'sexual revolution' of the 1950s and 1960s.
He died on 6 July 1962, aged 68, in Sydney.
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Source Notes
Sy Scholfield requested the data from Caroline Gerard who quotes birth certificate, June 2015.
Categories
- Vocation : Education : Teacher
- Vocation : Humanities+Social Sciences : Philosopher (Australian realism)