Antony Flew
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Antony Flew was a prominent British analytic philosopher best known for his influential work in philosophy of religion and for later renouncing his long-held atheism in favor of deism.
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| instanceOf |
British person
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analytic philosopher ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-02-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-04-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Kingswood School
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St John’s College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Flew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Antony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
David Hume
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logical positivism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
argument for the presumption of atheism
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later adoption of deism ⓘ work in philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| movement | analytic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
presumption of atheism in debates about God
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theology as non-falsifiable ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Rational Animal
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An Introduction to Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ An Introduction to Western Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Crime or Disease? ⓘ God and Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Hume’s Philosophy of Belief NERFINISHED ⓘ The Presumption of Atheism NERFINISHED ⓘ Theology and Falsification NERFINISHED ⓘ There is a God ⓘ Thinking About Thinking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 1 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath | Reading NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
lecturer at Christ Church, Oxford
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professor at York University, Toronto ⓘ professor of philosophy at the University of Keele ⓘ professor of philosophy at the University of Reading ⓘ |
| religiousBelief |
atheism
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deism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Annaliese Flew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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