Anthony Kenny

Sir Anthony John Patrick Kenny ( born March 16, 1931 in Liverpool) is an English philosopher and historian of philosophy.

Anthony Kenny was ordained in Rome in 1955 as a priest. He received his doctorate in 1961 with Ph.D. ( Doctor of Philosophy ) at Oxford University and then worked until 1963 as a research assistant at the University of Liverpool. At the same time he was a Catholic parish priest in Liverpool ( 1959-1963 ). Thereafter he was appointed as a priest at the Pontifical Venerable English College in Rome. In 1963 he was transferred to the lay state ( and 1965 after his marriage to Nancy Gayley excommunicated ). He considers himself an agnostic since then. In the following years he worked at various institutions and in various capacities at the University of Oxford, first as a tutor, then as a lecturer and then as a professor. From 1984-2001 he was Vice-Rector ( Vice Chancellor Pro ) of this university, where he is now Professor Emeritus. 1992 was defeated Anthony Kenny of Queen Elizabeth II knighted ( Knight Bachelor). He is a member of numerous national and international scientific organizations. From 1989 to 1993 he was president of the British Academy. In the years 2006-2009 he was president of the Royal Institute of Philosophy.

Works

  • A. Kenny: Action, Emotion and Will. Routledge, London 1963, ISBN 0-415-30374-5.
  • A. Kenny Responsa Alumnorum of English College. Rome, 2 vols, 1963.
  • A. Kenny: Descartes. In 1968.
  • A. Kenny: The Five Ways: St. Thomas Aquinas ' proofs of God 's existence. Routledge, London 1969, ISBN 0-415-31845-9.
  • A. Kenny: Wittgenstein. The Penguin Press, Harmondsworth 1973, ISBN 0-14-021581-6.
  • A. Kenny: The Anatomy of the Soul. In 1974.
  • A. Kenny: Will, Freedom and Power. Barnes & Noble Books, New York, 1975, ISBN 0-06-493639-2.
  • A. Kenny: The Aristotelian Ethics: a study of the relationship Between The Nicomachean ethics of Aristotle and Eudemian. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1978, ISBN 0-19-824554-8.
  • A. Kenny: The god of the Philosophers. OUP, Oxford 1979, ISBN 0-19-824594-7.
  • A. Kenny: Aquinas. Hill and Wang, New York 1980, ISBN 0-8090-2724-0.
  • A. Kenny: The Computation of Style: an introduction to statistics for students of literature and humanities. Pergamon Press, Oxford / New York 1982, ISBN 0-08-024282-0.
  • A. Kenny: A Path from Rome: An autobiography. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1986, ISBN 0-19-283050-3.
  • A. Kenny: God and Two Poets: Arthur Hugh Clough and Gerard Manley Hopkins. Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1988, ISBN 0-283-99387-1.
  • A. Kenny: The Metaphysics of Mind. In 1989.
  • A. Kenny: The Oxford Diaries of. Arthur Hugh Clough. In 1990.
  • A. Kenny: Mountains: an anthology. John Murray, London, 1991, ISBN 978-0-7195-4639-6.
  • A. Kenny: What is Faith? Essays in the philosophy of religion. OUP, Oxford 1992, ISBN 0-19-283067-8.
  • A. Kenny: Aristotle on the Perfect Life. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1993, ISBN 0-19-824017-1.
  • A. Kenny: Aquinas on Mind. Routledge, London / New York 1993, ISBN 0-415-04415-4.
  • A. Kenny (ed.): The Oxford History of Western Philosophy. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1994, ISBN 0-19-824278-6.
  • A. Kenny: A Life in Oxford. John Murray, London 1997, ISBN 0-7195-5061-0.
  • A. Kenny: A Brief History of Western Philosophy. In 1998.
  • A. Kenny: Essays on the Aristotelian tradition., 2001.
  • A. Kenny: Aquinas on Being. Clarendon Press, Oxford 2002, ISBN 0-19-823847-9.
  • A. Kenny: Hon Fellow, School of Advanced Study, Univ. of London., 2002.
  • A. Kenny: Ancient Philosophy: A New History of Western Philosophy, v. 1 Clarendon Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-875273-3.
  • A. Kenny: Arthur Hugh Clough: a poet's life. Continuum, London / New York 2005, ISBN 0-8264-7382-2.
  • A. Kenny: Medieval Philosophy: A New History of Western Philosophy, v. 2 OUP, 2005, ISBN 0-19-875275- X.
  • A. Kenny: The Unknown God: Agnostic Essays. Continuum, 2005, ISBN 0-8264-7634-1.
  • A. Kenny: What I Believe. Continuum, London / New York 2006 ISBN 0-8264-8971-0.
  • A. Kenny: The Rise of Modern Philosophy: A New History of Western Philosophy, v. 3 OUP, 2006, ISBN 0-19-875277-6.
  • A. Kenny, C. Kenny: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Utility. Imprint Academic, 2006, ISBN 1-84540-052-6.
  • A. Kenny: Philosophy in the Modern World: New History of Western Philosophy v. 4 OUP, 2007, ISBN 978-0-19-875279-0.
  • A. Kenny, R. Kenny: Can Oxford be Improved? . Imprint Academic, 2007, ISBN 978-1-84540-094-1.
  • A. Kenny: A New History of Western Philosophy. Clarendon Press, Oxford 2010, ISBN 978-0-19-958988-3. German: history of Western philosophy. 4 vols Ancient - Medieval - Modern Times - Modern. Wiss. Book Company, Darmstadt 2012, ISBN 978-3-86312-339-0.
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