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Obituary

John Passmore (1914-2004)

by Lisa Sangoi

John Passmore, the Australian philosopher considered by some as the father of applied philosophy, died in Canberra on July 25 at the age of 89. His most famous work, A Hundred Years of Philosophy (1957), explores the past century’s central problems in philosophy. It exhibits a broad knowledge and keen understanding of the origins of the century’s main philosophical dilemmas.

It seems as if fate led Passmore to the discipline of Philosophy. At age 19 he reached Sydney University on a teacher training scholarship, with the aspirations of being a high school teacher.

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