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title: "John Armstrong"
date: "2007-07-18T00:00:00+01:00"
modified: "2007-07-18T00:00:00+01:00"
url: "https://rationalists.org.uk/contributors/john-armstrong/"
post_id: 3545
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# John Armstrong

John Armstrong is a writer and philosopher living in Melbourne. His books include Love, Life, Goethe: How to Be Happy in an Imperfect World (Penguin, 2006), and, most recently, In Search of Civilization: Remaking a Tarnished Idea (Penguin, 2009). He currently holds the position of senior advisor in the office of the vice chancellor at the University of Melbourne.