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Antony Flew

1923 - 2010

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Antony Garrard Newton Flew (; 11 February 1923 – 8 April 2010) was an English philosopher. Belonging to the analytic and evidentialist schools of thought, Flew worked on the philosophy of religion. During the course of his career he taught philosophy at the universities of Oxford, Aberdeen, Keele, and Reading in the United Kingdom, and at York University in Toronto, Canada. For much of his career Flew was an advocate of atheism, arguing that one should presuppose atheism until empirical evidence suggesting the existence of a God surfaces. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antony Flew is the 645th most popular philosopher (down from 506th in 2019), the 1,591st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,001st in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Antony Flew ranks 645 out of 1,267. Before him are André Gorz, Zou Yan, Nicola Abbagnano, Zacharias Rhetor, Arne Næss, and Barlaam of Seminara. After him are Peter Deunov, Pierre Hadot, Yang Xiong, Hemachandra, Émile Chartier, and Olaf Stapledon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Antony Flew ranks 102. Before him are Ernest Mandel, Yves Bonnefoy, André Gorz, Albert King, Shūsaku Endō, and Bettie Page. After him are Edward Mulhare, Otfried Preußler, Madeleine Lebeau, Yaşar Kemal, Aaron Spelling, and Wolfgang Sawallisch. Among people deceased in 2010, Antony Flew ranks 79. Before him are Israel Tal, Peter Graves, Maurice Wilkes, Ariel Ramírez, Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, and Malcolm McLaren. After him are Satoshi Kon, Pierre Hadot, Iskandar of Johor, Luis Molowny, Robert Culp, and Günter Behnisch.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Antony Flew ranks 1,591 out of 8,785. Before him are Bill Ward (1948), Ian Rush (1961), Dave Gahan (1962), Frederick Abel (1827), John Gould (1804), and Aphra Behn (1640). After him are Rishi Sunak (1980), Simon Le Bon (1958), William Burges (1827), David Trimble (1944), Denis Thatcher (1915), and Martin Shaw (1945).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Antony Flew ranks 42. Before him are Alan Watts (1915), John Austin (1790), David Hartley (1705), R. G. Collingwood (1889), Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623), and Alexander of Hales (1175). After him are Olaf Stapledon (1886), N. T. Wright (1948), Michael Dummett (1925), Richard of Saint Victor (1110), P. F. Strawson (1919), and Henry More (1614).

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