Anthony J.P. Kenny
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Website : Anthony Kenny's Gifford Lectures
Sir Anthony Kenny has been Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, Master of Balliol College, Oxford, Chairman of the Board of the British Library, and President of the British Academy. He is a much acclaimed expert in classical philosophy and has a keen interest in the nature of human action and freewill.
He has written Wittgenstein (1973), The Oxford History of Western Philosophy (1994), What I Believe (2006), and A New History of Philosophy (2012), among many other books.
Primary Contributions (1)
Aristotle ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, one of the greatest intellectual figures of Classical antiquity and Western history. He was the author of a philosophical and scientific system that became the framework and vehicle for both Christian Scholasticism and medieval Islamic philosophy.…
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Publications (3)
A New History of Western Philosophy
The individual volumes of Sir Anthony Kenny's acclaimed History of Western Philosophy have been hailed as "wonderfulauthoritativehugely rewarding" (Times Higher Education Supplement) and "genial and highly accessible" (London Review of Books). Now these four splendid books have been combined into one magnificent volume, providing a continuous sweeping account of the great thought of the Western world. Here readers will find not only an authoritative guide to the history...
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What I Believe
Anthony Kenny is one of the leading philosophers of the postwar years. As he recounts in the first chapter of this book, he abandoned the Roman Catholic priesthood to set out on an intellectual journey which led him to become a professional academic and philosopher. In What I Believe, Kenny responds to the request to write personally and honestly about his own struggles with belief, with attempts to argue for the existence of God and how he has developed a position which is that of neither the...
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Wittgenstein
First Published In 1973, Sir Anthony Kenny's Classic Introduction To Wittgenstein Was Widely Praised For Offering A Lucid And Historically Informed Account Of The Philosopher's Core Concerns. Kenny's Study Is Also Remarkable For Demonstrating The Continuity Between Wittgenstein's Early And Late Writings. Focusing On Wittgenstein's Philosophy Of Mind And Language, Kenny Closely Examines The Works Of The Middle Years. He Exposes Apparent Conflicts And Then Goes On To Reconcile Them, Providing A Persuasive...
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