Abstract
In this paper I present an overview of the life and work of Donald MacCrimmon Mackay, a distinguished Christian polymath who made significant contributions across a number of domains in science and philosophy in the middle part of the 20th Century, and the centenary of whose birth was in 2022. After a brief biographical sketch, we will review his contribution to theology & science, the main ones of these being: complementarity, an innovative concept relating information and matter, and mind and brain; and logical indeterminism, a proposed solution to the problem of free will and determinism. I hope that this overview will stimulate interest in, and further exploration of, his ideas.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 83-102 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Science and Christian Belief |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2024 |
Bibliographical note
I would like thank a number of people for kindly giving their time to discussDMM and his work with me: His widow, Dr Valerie MacKay, Mrs Elizabeth Gra-
ham and Rev Bill Graham (his late sister and her husband), and Prof Malcolm
Jeeves.
Data Availability Statement
No data availability statement.Keywords
- Determinism
- Free will
- Compatibilism
- Complementarity
- Realism
- Logical Indeterminism
- Theology & Science