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29 Dec: John Oulton (J.O.) Wisdom was born in Dublin #OTD 1908.
A rationalist and material atheist, with marked interest in psychoanalysis, cybernetics, and the modern crisis of the West. He is generally called J. O. Wisdom to distinguish him from his cousin John Wisdom, also a philosopher.
He is particularly known for his work on George Berkeley.
Words of Wisdom: the life and work of #JOWisdom - https://www.irishphilosophy.com/2019/01/30/j-o-wisdom-2/
#DIB bio: https://www.dib.ie/biography/wisdom-john-oulton-j-o-a9622
Irish PhilosophyWords of Wisdom: the life and work of J. O. WisdomOTHERWISE, adj. Knowing the difference between two philosophers with identical interests and the same name, hence otherwisdom, n.(Indy obit J. O. WISDOM: ‘To the confusion of some he shared b…