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# Anthony John Patrick Kenny

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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 contributio

##  Quotes by Anthony John Patrick Kenny

> [A proponent of the big bang theory, at least if he is an atheist, must believe that the matter of the universe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-john-patrick-kenny/a-proponent-of-the-big-bang-theory-at-least-if-he-is-an-atheist-must/)

[Anthony John Patrick Kenny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-john-patrick-kenny/)

[Atheism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atheism/)

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> [ \[To Aquinas\] the senses are what we have in common with dumb animals. ... Our better part \[is\] the mind ... and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-john-patrick-kenny/to-aquinas-the-senses-are-what-we-have-in-common-with-dumb-animals/)

[Anthony John Patrick Kenny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-john-patrick-kenny/)

[Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/)

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> [ \[To Aquinas\] the intellect \[stands\] at the summit of ... the human soul. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-john-patrick-kenny/to-aquinas-the-intellect-stands-at-the-summit-of-the-human-soul/)

[Anthony John Patrick Kenny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-john-patrick-kenny/)

[Aquinas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aquinas/)

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