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J. L. Mackie

1917 - 1981

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John Leslie Mackie (25 August 1917 – 12 December 1981) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. L. Mackie has received more than 365,223 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). J. L. Mackie is the 1,099th most popular philosopher (down from 1,064th in 2019), the 169th most popular biography from Australia (up from 175th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Australian Philosopher.

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  • 370k

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  • 48.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, J. L. Mackie ranks 1,099 out of 1,267. Before him are G. A. Cohen, Jean Cavaillès, Susan George, Tadeusz Kotarbiński, Ivan Kireyevsky, and Eugenio Garin. After him are Sosipatra, Aleksei Losev, Carole Pateman, Semyon Frank, Geydar Dzhemal, and Michael Hardt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, J. L. Mackie ranks 229. Before him are José Perácio, Li Rui, Bagrat Shinkuba, Yahya Petra of Kelantan, Ossie Davis, and Simon Slåttvik. After him are Helena Rasiowa, Sidney Nolan, Fyodor Khitruk, Robert Lowell, Ramanand Sagar, and James Donald. Among people deceased in 1981, J. L. Mackie ranks 171. Before him are Andreas Alföldi, Hoagy Carmichael, Sven Andersson, Mike Bloomfield, Zoya Fyodorova, and Ariel Durant. After him are Mica Todorović, Anita Loos, Ludwig Goldbrunner, Stanisław Mazur, Morris Kirksey, and Richard O'Connor.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, J. L. Mackie ranks 169 out of 1,143. Before him are Tommy Emmanuel (1955), Lew Hoad (1934), Jesse Spencer (1979), Anna Torv (1979), Portia de Rossi (1973), and Owen Davidson (1943). After him are Sheila Fitzpatrick (1941), Dawn Fraser (1937), Sidney Nolan (1917), Peter Carey (1943), Frank Sedgman (1927), and Ian Thorpe (1982).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Australia

Among philosophers born in Australia, J. L. Mackie ranks 4. Before him are Peter Singer (1946), Samuel Alexander (1859), and David Chalmers (1966). After him are John Finnis (1940), and David Malet Armstrong (1926).

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