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Kenny, Anthony 1931-

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Works: 225 works in 1,019 publications in 17 languages and 42,267 library holdings
Roles: Editor, Compiler, Other, Interviewee, Translator, Honoree, Adapter, Creator
Classifications: b72, 190
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Most widely held works by Anthony Kenny
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62 editions published between and 2008 in 7 languages and held by 1,361 libraries worldwide
This revised edition of Sir Anthony Kenny's classic work on Wittgenstein contains a new introduction which covers developments in Wittgenstein scholarship since the book was first published. Widely praised for providing a lucid and historically informed account of Wittgenstein's core philosophical concerns. Demonstrates the continuity between Wittgenstein's early and later writings. Provides a persuasive argument for the unity of Wittgenstein's thought. Kenny also assesses Wittgenstein's influence in the latter part of the twentieth century.
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25 editions published between and 2005 in 5 languages and held by 1,240 libraries worldwide
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44 editions published between and 2010 in English and Chinese and held by 1,211 libraries worldwide
An illustrated edition of Sir Anthony Kenny's survey of Western philosophy, presenting a comprehensive overview of the complete development of philosophy throughout history.
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25 editions published between and 2009 in English and held by 1,045 libraries worldwide
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20 editions published between and 1995 in 4 languages and held by 979 libraries worldwide
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16 editions published between and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 939 libraries worldwide
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47 editions published between and 2003 in English and Undetermined and held by 917 libraries worldwide
"The first part of the book takes a critical historical look at the emotions in the work of Descartes, Locke and particularly Hume. In the second part, Kenny moves on to discuss some of the experimental work on the emotions by 20th Century psychologists like William James. Separate chapters cover feelings, motives, desire and pleasure. This edition features a brand new preface by the author, reflecting on the book's origin, content and influence."--BOOK JACKET.
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8 editions published in in English and held by 893 libraries worldwide
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12 editions published between and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 818 libraries worldwide
Chronicles the history of the development of philosophy over the course of 2,500 years, and examines the work of some of the Western world's most influential thinkers, including Socrates, Jesus, Hume, Nietzsche, and others.
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19 editions published between and 2008 in English and held by 802 libraries worldwide
"Here is the concluding volume of Sir Anthony Kenny's monumental four-volume history of philosophy, the first major single-author narrative history to appear for several decades. In this volume, Kenny tells the fascinating story of the development of philosophy in the modern world, from the early nineteenth century to the end of the millennium. Alongside (and intertwined with) extraordinary scientific advances, cultural changes, and political upheavals, the last two centuries have seen some of the most intriguing and original developments in philosophical thinking, which have transformed our understanding of ourselves and our world. In the first part of the book, Kenny offers a lively narrative introducing the major thinkers in their historical context. Among those we meet are the great figures of continental European philosophy, from Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche to Heidegger, Sartre, and Derrida; the Pragmatists such as C.S. Pierce and William James, who first developed a distinctively American philosophical tradition; Marx, Darwin, and Freud, the non-philosophers whose influence on philosophy was immense; and Wittgenstein and Russell, friends and colleagues who set the agenda for analytic philosophy in the twentieth century. Kenny then proceeds to guide the reader lucidly through the nine main areas of philosophical work in the period, offering a serious engagement with ideas and arguments about logic, language, epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, politics, and the existence of God. Graced with many beautiful illustrations, Philosophy in the Modern World concludes Kenny's stimulating history of the intellectual development of Western civilization, allowing readers to trace the birth and growth of philosophy from antiquity to the present day." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0737/2007297781-d.html.
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8 editions published between and 1988 in English and Undetermined and held by 801 libraries worldwide
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11 editions published in in English and held by 786 libraries worldwide
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20 editions published between and 2006 in English and held by 782 libraries worldwide
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8 editions published between and 1976 in English and held by 775 libraries worldwide
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16 editions published between and 2002 in English and held by 721 libraries worldwide
Aristotle's teaching on the subject of happiness has been a topic of intense philosophical debate in recent years. Did he hold that happiness consists in the exercise of all the virtues, moral and intellectual, or that supreme happiness is to be found only in the practice of philosophical contemplation? The question is vital to the relevance of his ethics today. Anthony Kenny helped to set the terms of the debate a quarter of a century ago. Later, in his book The Aristotelian Ethics (Clarendon Press, 1978), he argued that Aristotle's Eudemian Ethics had no less claim than the better-known Nicomachean Ethics to be taken as a late and definitive statement of Aristotle's position. In this new book he refines his view of the relationship between the two treatises and shows how to reach a consensus on the interpretation of the texts. Aristotle's admirers struggle to read a comprehensive account of the supreme happiness into the Nicomachean Ethics; Dr Kenny argues that those who are prepared to take the neglected Eudemian Ethics with equal seriousness are able to preserve their admiration intact without doing violence to any of the relevant texts.
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13 editions published between and 2008 in English and held by 706 libraries worldwide
"This is the remarkable story of the birth of philosophy, its flourishing in the ancient Mediterranean world, and the development of ideas which have shaped the course of Western thought and society. Sir Anthony Kenny's stimulating account begins with Pythagoras and Thales, and ends with St Augustine, who handed on the torch of philosophy to the Christian age. At the centre of the narrative are the two great figures of Plato and Aristotle, who between them set the agenda for philosophy for the next two millennia, and whose influence is as profound today as ever. The fruit of a lifetime's scholarship and insight, Ancient Philosophy sets the philosophers and their ideas in historical context, and explains the significance and impact of each wave of new ideas. It is the first volume in a magisterial new series, which brings the history of philosophy alive to anyone who wants to understand the roots of Western civilization. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.
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7 editions published between and 1981 in English and held by 657 libraries worldwide
 
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The Oxford history of Western philosophy
Alternative Names
A. J. P. K. 1931-
Kenny, A.J.P
Kenny, A. J. P. 1931-
Kenny, A. J. P. (Anthony John Patrick)
Kenny, A. J. P. (Anthony John Patrick), 1931-
Kenny, Anthony.
Kenny, Anthony 1931-
Kenny, Anthony J. 1931-
Kenny, Anthony J. P.
Kenny, Anthony John 1931-
Kenny, Anthony John Patrick
Kenny, Anthony John Patrick, 1931-
Languages
English (881)
German (39)
Spanish (26)
Undetermined (22)
Japanese (13)
Chinese (11)
French (7)
Multiple languages (5)
Italian (4)
Latin (4)
Czech (4)
Polish (3)
Portuguese (3)
Dutch (3)
Turkish (1)
Hungarian (1)
Slovenian (1)
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