Anthony Kenny
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Anthony Kenny is a prominent British philosopher and historian of philosophy known for his extensive work on Aristotle, Aquinas, and the philosophy of mind, as well as for his leadership roles within the University of Oxford.
All labels observed (1)
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| Anthony Kenny canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4082292 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anthony Kenny Context triple: [Magdalen College, Oxford, hasNotableFellow, Anthony Kenny]
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A.
Richard Swinburne
Richard Swinburne is a prominent British philosopher of religion known for his analytic defense of theism and influential work on the doctrine of the Trinity.
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B.
William Alston
William Alston was an influential American philosopher best known for his work in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and the theory of perception.
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C.
Roderick Chisholm
Roderick Chisholm was a 20th-century American analytic philosopher known for his influential work in epistemology, metaphysics, and the theory of perception.
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D.
William Craig
William Craig was an American historian and author best known for his nonfiction work "Enemy at the Gates," which chronicles the Battle of Stalingrad and inspired the film of the same name.
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E.
Peter Geach
Peter Geach was a British analytic philosopher known for his influential work in logic, philosophy of language, and ethics, and for his close intellectual partnership with Elizabeth Anscombe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anthony Kenny Target entity description: Anthony Kenny is a prominent British philosopher and historian of philosophy known for his extensive work on Aristotle, Aquinas, and the philosophy of mind, as well as for his leadership roles within the University of Oxford.
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A.
Richard Swinburne
Richard Swinburne is a prominent British philosopher of religion known for his analytic defense of theism and influential work on the doctrine of the Trinity.
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B.
William Alston
William Alston was an influential American philosopher best known for his work in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and the theory of perception.
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C.
Roderick Chisholm
Roderick Chisholm was a 20th-century American analytic philosopher known for his influential work in epistemology, metaphysics, and the theory of perception.
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D.
William Craig
William Craig was an American historian and author best known for his nonfiction work "Enemy at the Gates," which chronicles the Battle of Stalingrad and inspired the film of the same name.
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E.
Peter Geach
Peter Geach was a British analytic philosopher known for his influential work in logic, philosophy of language, and ethics, and for his close intellectual partnership with Elizabeth Anscombe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ historian of philosophy ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight Bachelor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-03-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Exeter College, Oxford
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Aristotelian philosophy
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Thomistic philosophy ⓘ ethics ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
ⓘ
Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
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| knownFor |
history of Western philosophy
ⓘ
work on Aristotle ⓘ work on Thomas Aquinas ⓘ work on the philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Aristotle
ⓘ
Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
philosophy of action ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Academy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A New History of Western Philosophy
ⓘ
Action, Emotion and Will ⓘ Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
The Aristotelian Ethics ⓘ The Metaphysics of Mind ⓘ Wittgenstein ⓘ
linked to:
Ludwig Wittgenstein
|
| occupation |
university teacher
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Liverpool ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Master of Balliol College, Oxford
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President of the British Academy ⓘ Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford ⓘ Warden of Rhodes House, Oxford ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Oxford ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anthony Kenny Description of subject: Anthony Kenny is a prominent British philosopher and historian of philosophy known for his extensive work on Aristotle, Aquinas, and the philosophy of mind, as well as for his leadership roles within the University of Oxford.
Referenced by (4)
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