Anthony Kenny

Anthony Kenny

Philosophy
🇬🇧United Kingdom
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Analytic philosophy

Sir Anthony John Patrick Kenny is a British philosopher whose interests lie in the philosophy of mind, ancient and scholastic philosophy, the philosophy of religion, and the philosophy of Wittgenstein of whose literary estate he is an executor. With Peter Geach, he has made a significant contribution to analytical Thomism, a movement whose aim is to present the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas in the style of analytic philosophy.

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1931 – Present
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Born in
Liverpool
Educated at
Pontifical Gregorian UniversitySt Joseph's College, Upholland
Awards
🏆 Knight Bachelor🏆 Fellow of the British Academy🏆 Aquinas Medal

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  • 1931

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