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Professor Kenny, who spent his career at Oxford University (where he was also Master of Balliol College), wrote widely in the history of philosophy, free will, Wittgenstein, and philosophy of religion (where he was a leading “analytical Thomist”). Comments are open for remembrances from those who knew Professor Kenny or for those who wish to comment on the significance of his work.
(Thanks to David Gordon for the information.)
Tony Kenny used to say that he realized early on that he was not going to do important original work in philosophy, and that history of philosophy should be his metier. I think this was modesty rather than disingenuousness: I don’t think he was looking to be contradicted. But I think he must have known that Action, Emotion and Will was an important book for many philosophers, and though it was unfashionable in the late 20C, he perhaps hoped that it would stand the test of time.
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