Frank Cameron Jackson
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In philosophy of mind, Jackson is known, among other things, for the knowledge argument against physicalism—the view that the universe is entirely physical (i.e., the kinds of entities postulated in physics). Jackson motivates the knowledge argument by a thought experiment known as Mary's room. |
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Frank Cameron Jackson AO (born 1943) is an Australian philosopher, currently Distinguished Professor and former Director of the Research School of Social Sciences at Australian National University. In 2007–2008, he also became a regular visiting professor of philosophy at Princeton University. His research focuses primarily on philosophy of mind, epistemology, metaphysics, and meta-ethics.
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