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Book SynopsisAnthony Kenny's encounters with some of the leading religious, political and intellectual figures of our time.
Trade ReviewFrom the reviews of A Brief History of Western Philosophy: 'Kenny's style is unpretentious, effective, and at times wonderfully informal and amiable.'', Review of Metaphysics
Table of ContentsContents: 1. Three Priests: Alexander Jones, Jack Kennedy, Herbert McCabe 2. Three Cardinals: W.T, Heard, J.C. Heenan, C. Murphy O’Connor 3. Three Anglicans: Austin Farrer, Henry Chadwick, Richard Harries 4 Three Oxford Dons: Christoppher Cox, Russell Meiggs, Richard Cobb 5. Three Heads of House: Christopher Hill, Isaiah Berlin, Daphne Park 6. Three Benefactors: Bill Coolidge, Irwin Miller, David Astor 7. Three Businessmen: Robert Maxwell, Warwick Fairfax, John Templeton 8. Three Oxford Philosophers: Gilbert Ryle, R.M. Hare, Philippa Foot 9. Three Wittgensteinians: Elizabeth Anscombe, Peter Geach, G.H. von Wright 10. Three Overseas Philosophers: W.V.Quine, Ernst Tugendhat, Jacques Derrida 11. Three Prime Ministers: Harold Macmillan, Ted Heath, Margaret Thatcher 12. Three British Statesmen: Denis Healey, Roy Jenkins, Chris Patten 13. Three Privy Councillors: Peter Brooke, Boris Johnson, Yvette Cooper 14. Three Heads of State: King Olav V, Francesco Cossiga, Bill Clinton 15. Three Judges: Jim Kilbrandon, Tom Bingham, Laurie Ackermann 16. Three Dissidents: Ivan Supek, Mihailo Marcovich, Julius Tomin 17. Three Irish Leaders: Charlie Haughey, Garret FitzGerald, Mary Robinson 18. Three South African Leaders: Desmond Tutu, Mampela Ramphele, Nelson Mandela 19. Three Novelists: Graham Greene, Iris Murdoch, David Lodge 20. Three Scientists: Noam Chomsky, Richard Dawkins, Denis Noble
