Anderson, John(1893–1962) John Anderson, the Scottish-born Australian philosopher, was the son of a politically radical headmaster. Born at Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, and educated at Hamilton Academy and at the University of Glasgow, which he...

John Anderson (November 1, 1893 - July 6, 1962) was a Scottish-born Australian philosopher who occupied the post of Challis Professor of Philosophy at Sydney University in the years 1927-1958. He founded the empirical brand of philosophy known as...

1. Introduction It is a rather curious fact that the two books written on the history of philosophy in Australia do not use the tire 'History of Australian Philosophy', but opt for the more cumbersome title 'History of Philosophy in Australia'. (1)...

RAFE CHAMPION tells us (Quadrant, May 2002) that in 1945 Karl Popper was offered a position by John Anderson at Sydney University, but declined the offer, taking up a position in London. But if Popper had accepted the position, Champion continues, then Anderson...

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Mourners remembered a 24-year-old woman who was killed after she answered an online ad for a baby-sitting job as a high-spirited woman who needed just a few moments to make a good impression.Someone once called Katherine Ann Olson "the girl who looked like sunshine," her...