,ALLAN ,JAMES 0,JIM0 ,BAK] 
,AU/RALIAN ,PR(ESSOR1 ,PHILOSOPH]1 & ,AN>*I/ 

,JULY #b#b1 #aibb -- ,M>* #c1 #bag 

,BIOGRAPHY 3 

,ALLAN ,JAMES 0,JIM0 ,BAK] 7#b#b ,JULY #aibb - #c ,M>* #b#a#g71 USUALLY CIT$ AS ,A4 ,J4 ,BAK]1 WAS AN ,AU/RALIAN PHILOSOPH] :O WAS BE/ KN[N = HAV+ SY/EMIZ$ ! REALI/ PHILOSOPHY ( ,JOHN ,&]SON4 ,HE /UDI$ UND] ,&]SON AT ,SYDNEY ,UNIV]SITY & HAD TAU<T PHILOSOPHY 9 ,SCOTL&1 ,NEW ,ZEAL&1 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,AU/RALIA4 

7,S\RCE3 ,WIKIP$IA4ORG47 

,BAK] ADD$ 9TELLECTUAL CR$5CE TO HIS COLLEAGUES1 :O PRID$ !MSELVES ON DEBAT+1 CRITICIZ+1 & 5DLESSLY DISPUT+ LIFE - ! EXAM9$ & UNEXAM9$4 

,BORN ON ,JULY #b#b1 #a#i#b#b1 AT ,WOOLLOOMOOLOO1 TO ,K5NE? ,BAK]1 A F>M] FROM ,GUNN$AH & ,M>Y ,FR$]IKA ,BAK]1 7NEE ,CROSS71 B>T5D]1 FROM ,MOREE1 HE WAS NEV] F> FROM POV]TY 9 HIS Y\?4 ,S*OL>%IPS & SEV]AL 9SPIR+ TEA*]S 5C\RAG$ HIM TO PURSUE A /ELL> ACADEMIC C>E]4 

,HIS FA!R1 1 RU9$ BY ! SEASONS & ! ,GREAT ,DEPRESSION1 SOLD HIS L&1 BRIEFLY BECAME A PUBLICAN & 5D$ UP WORK+ ON TRAMWAYS 9 ,SYDNEY1 !N AS A FETTL]1 REPAIR+ RAILWAY L9ES & SLEEP]S4 ,Y\NG ,JIM1 ATT5D+ #ah S*OOLS1 SOMETIMES NONE1 DEV\R$ BOOKS FROM ! TRAVEL+ 0,RAILWAY ,LIBR>Y0 ?AT OCCASIONALLY VISIT$4 

,9 SIX? CLASS AT ,BOGAN ,GATE1 A TEA*] SAW TAL5T & URG$ HIM TO APPLY = A S*OL>%IP TO ,WOL>OI ,COLLEGE1 ,ORANGE4 ,BAK] ATT5D$ AS A BO>D]4 ,!N1 9 #a#i#c#e1 HE ATT5D$ ,SYDNEY ,BOYS ,HI< ,S*OOL UNTIL1 9 ! LA/ TWO YE>S1 ,M>I/ ,COLLEGE1 ,HAMILTON1 ,NEWCA/LE1 NE> HIS FA!R'S WORK :]E HE HAD SECUR$ A P]MAN5T POSITION4 

,GOOD ,LEAV+ ,C]TIFICATE RESULTS SECUR$ A ,BURS>Y = AN ,>TS DEGREE AT ,SYDNEY ,UNIV]SITY1 :]E ,BAK] DISCOV]$ A PASSION = ,PHILOSOPHY UND] ,JOHN ,&]SON4 

,9 #a#i#d#d1 GA9+ ,FIR/ ,CLASS ,HONORS 9 BO? PHILOSOPHY & HI/ORY1 ,BAK] WAS AW>D$ ! ,UNIV]SITY ,M$AL4 ,EXEMPT$ FROM MILIT>Y S]VICE1 HIS FIR/ ACADEMIC POSITION WAS 9 HI/ORY AT ! ,SYDNEY ,UNIV]SITY ,COLLEGE LOCAT$ 9 ,>MIDALE 9 #a#i#d#e4 ,HE & ,VIOLET ,HILV>D9E 0,HILVA0 ,CORDN]1 COMPLET+ H] HONORS YE> 9 ,PSY*OLOGY1 BECAME CLOSE4 

,9 #a#i#d#f1 ,BAK] TOOK UP ! ,W5TWOR? ,TRAVEL+ ,S*OL>%IP TO ,OX=D TO /UDY AT ,UNIV]SITY ,COLLEGE = TWO YE>S1 GRADUAT+ ) A ,BA*ELOR ( ,PHILOSOPHY ,! Y\NG C\PLE M>RI$ !RE & !N LIV$ 9 ,DUNDEE1 ,SCOTL&1 :]E ,BAK] WAS A TEA*+ ,PHILOSOPHY FELL[4 ,A POSITION CAME UP = A LECTURE%IP AT ,SYDNEY ,UNIV]SITY3 HE SUCCESSFULLY APPLI$1 RETURN+ 9 #a#i#e#a1 BECOM+ A LEAD+ LI<T 9 ! ,SYDNEY ,LIB]T>IANS & ,SYDNEY ,PU%4 

,9 #aife HE TOOK UP ! 9AUGURAL ,*AIR AS ,PR(ESSOR ( ,PHILOSOPHY AT ,WAIKATO ,UNIV]SITY 9 ,NEW ,ZEAL&4 ,BUT1 MISS+ ,SYDNEY1 RETURN$ AT ! 5D ( #aifh AS ,S5IOR ,LECTUR] AT ,MACQU>IE ,UNIV]SITY1 LAT] MEET+ HIS SECOND WIFE ,MAIRI ,GRIEVE4 

,BAK] L9$ UP ) ! LIB]T>IAN /RA9 ( ,&]SON'S ?9K+1 A T5D5CY HE 9T]PRET$ & SEV]AL ( ,A4,J4 ,BAK]'S BOOKS SY/EMATICALLY EXP\ND ?IS PHILOSOPHY4 

,9 ,AU/RALIAN ,REALISM ,BAK] WROTE ?AT HIS 0BOOK \TL9ES ! REALI/ & PLURALI/ PHILOSOPHY ( ,JOHN ,&]SON1 ,AU/RALIA'S MO/ ORIG9AL ?9K]4440 ,& ?AT ! TASK WAS NECESS>Y AS 0,&]SON NEV] GAVE AN OV]ALL ACC\NT ( HIS VIEWS04 

,= AN ORIG9AL1 CREATIVE PHILOSOPH]1 AS ,BAK] WAS1 TO BE KN[N PRIM>ILY AS ! 9T]PRET] & DEF5D] ( ANO!R'S WORK MAY NOT SEEM TO BE ! ACCOLADE TO DIE =4 ,YET ,BAK]'S DEF5SE & EXPOSITION ( ,JOHN ,&]SON'S ?9K+ WAS NO M]E SUMM>IZ+4 ,! ACT ( EXPLA9+ IDEAS & CONCEPTS TO A NEW AUDI5CE REQUIR$ 9TELLECTUAL ACCOMPLI%M5T ( ! HI<E/ ORD]4 ,! LATE ,DAVID ,>M/RONG 7#a#i#b#f-#b#a#d71 P]HAPS ,AU/RALIA'S MO/ ORIG9AL & 9FLU5TIAL PHILOSOPH]1 ?\<T ?IS A S+UL> A*IEVEM5T4 ,HE TOLD ME ?AT HE & O!R PHILOSOPH]S1 9CLUD+ ,J4,J4,C4 ,SM>T1 W]E ABLE = ! FIR/ TIME TO APPROA* ,&]SON'S WORK )9 A CLE> & COMPREH5SIVE FRAMEWORK4 

,HE WAS NOT ONLY AN ACADEMIC PHILOSOPH]4 ,BAK] WAS A LEAD] ( ! ,SYDNEY ,PU%1 9SPIR$ & CO-F\ND$ ! ,SYDNEY ,LIB]T>IANS & !IR PUBLICATIONS1 9CLUD+ ,! ,SYDNEY ,L9E1 AS WELL AS ,! ,SYDNEY ,REALI/4 ,:AT ?AT MEANT 5TAIL$ H\RS ( DEBATE1 DISCUSSION1 9CLUD+ ) OPPON5TS1 PREF]ABLY OV] AN ALE - H5CE ! JOCUL> NOTION ( 0CRITICAL DR9K+04 

,BAK] DEVELOP$ A LOVE ( CRICKET1 HORSE RAC+1 P>TIES1 FOLK SONGS1 JAZZ1 & BE]4 ,HE WAS A CLEV] & WILY T5NIS PLAY]4 ,HIS DAU<T]1 ,J5NY1 NOT$ ?AT AL?\< HE WAS A RACONTEUR :O LOV$ A DR9K 9 A P>TICUL> ,PU% PUB1 HE ALSO LIK$ LONG P]IODS ( SOLITUDE :5 HE W\LD GO AWAY & /AY 9 ! 0,BU%01 SOMETIMES HAV+ A DR9K AT ! LOCAL WAT]+ HOLE1 SOMETIMES AB/A9+ = WEEKS4 ,! 0,BU%0 WAS (T5 ,OLD ,B> OR ,H>R+TON ON ! MID-NOR? COA/4 

,HE IS SURVIV$ BY HIS WIFE ,MAIRI ,GRIEVE2 DAU<T] ,J5NY1 & GR&*ILDR5 ,SAM1 ,SUZY & ,ZOE4 ,HIS FIR/ WIFE DI$ 9 #bae & A SON1 ,/EPH51 DI$ ( MOTOR NEURON DISEASE 9 #b#a#d4 

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