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    Frank Jackson — Carmelics
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    Frank Jackson

    contemporaryAnalytic Philosophy

    b. 1943

    Frank Jackson is an Australian analytic philosopher best known for his work in philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and metaethics. He formulated the famous 'Knowledge Argument' (the Mary's Room thought experiment) against physicalism, though he later revised his views to endorse a form of physicalism. He has also made significant contributions to conceptual analysis and two-dimensional semantics.

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    Notable Achievements

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    Formulated the Knowledge Argument (Mary's Room) against physicalism

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    Developed influential work on two-dimensional semantics and conceptual analysis

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    Authored 'From Metaphysics to Ethics: A Defence of Conceptual Analysis' (1998)

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    Contributed to the theory of a priori entailment and physicalism

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    Served as Distinguished Professor at the Australian National University

    Positions & Arguments

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    Skepticism

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    Intuition is the only valid basis for holding and asserting self-evident propositions.

    Truth & Knowledge

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    Intuition is the only valid basis for holding and asserting self-evident propositions.

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    If deflationism is true, then the explanation expressed in (6) goes missing.

    Moral Responsibility

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    Doug is not obligated at 2 pm to eat a healthy meal at 6 pm

    Justice & Punishment

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    Doug is not obligated at 2 pm to eat a healthy meal at 6 pm

    Consciousness & Mind

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    Whether a priori deducibility from the explanans is sufficient for explaining consciousness depends in part on the nature of the premises from which the deduction proceeds

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    Analytic Philosophy

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    Truth & Knowledge2
    Consciousness & Mind1
    Skepticism1
    Justice & Punishment1
    Moral Responsibility1

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