Antony Flew
Antony Garrard Newton Flew was an English philosopher. Belonging to the analytic and evidentialist schools of thought, Flew worked on the philosophy of religion. During the course of his career he taught philosophy at the universities of Oxford, Aberdeen, Keele, and Reading in the United Kingdom, and at York University in Toronto, Canada.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- London
- Educated at
- School of Oriental and African Studies, University of LondonSt John's CollegeKingswood SchoolSt Faith's School
- Awards
- 🏆 Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
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Trending topics shown first"The term 'fundamentalist', which was coined in 1920, derives from the title of a series of tracts - The Fundamentals - published in the United States from 1910 to 1915. It has since been implicitly de…"
"A less important point which needs to be made in this piece is that although the index of The God Delusion notes six references to Deism it provides no definition of the word ‘deism’. This enables Daw…"
"What would have to occur or to have occurred to constitute for you a disproof of the love of, or the existence of, God?"
"I would never regard Islam with anything but horror and fear because it is fundamentally committed to conquering the world for Islam."
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Timeline
1923
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Birth2010
Died
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