Sir Anthony Kenny presents a fascinating and authoritative new history of Western philosophy. Specially written for a broad popular readership, Kenny’s lucid and stimulating history will become the definitive work…

Kenny, an atheist, has never been able to let go of God and he continues to struggle with the intellectual problems of theism and the possibility of believing in God…

The author examines the emotions and philosophy of human action. The book takes an historical look at the emotions in the work of earlier philosophers, and discusses some of the…

This book was first published in 1978. Anthony Kenny, one of the most distinguished philosophers in England, explores the notion of responsibility and the precise place of the mental element…

Offers an examination of a central metaphysical doctrine of Thomas Aquinas, the greatest of the medieval philosophers. Aquinas account of being is famous and influential: but this work argues that…

This popular selection of Wittgenstein’s key writings has now been updated to include new material relevant to recent debates about the philosopher. * Follows the evolution of Wittgenstein’s philosophical thought…

An introduction to the thought of Gottlob Frege. Following Frege’s thought chronologically the book guides the reader through an explanation and assessment of Frege’s radical and lasting contributions to our…

Aristotle’s teaching on the subject of happiness is of vital importance to the question of the relevance of his ethics today. This treatise argues that philosophers should look to the…