Brief Encounters: Notes from a Philosopher's Diary - Couverture rigide

Kenny, Anthony

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0281079196 ISBN 13 : 9780281079193

Editeur : SPCK Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

Cardinals, directors, dissidents, dons, judges, novelists, philosophers, prime ministers, scientists, world statesmen. . . Throughout his long and distinguished career, Sir Anthony Kenny has encountered some of the most notable and influential leaders of the post-war world.

In these brilliantly vivid vignettes, Kenny offers telling and often unexpected insights into the achievements, flaws and foibles of sixty public figures - past and present - each of whom has contributed in decisive ways to our political, spiritual and cultural heritage.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Sir Anthony Kenny FBA was born in Liverpool in 1931, and was educated at Upholland College and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. From 1963 to 1989 he was at Balliol College, Oxford, first as Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, and then as Master. He later became Warden of Rhodes House, President of the British Academy and of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, and Chair of the Board of the British Library. In 2006 Kenny was awarded the American Catholic Philosophical Association's Aquinas Medal for his significant contributions to philosophy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SPCK Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0281079196
• ISBN 13: 9780281079193
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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