Antony Flew
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Antony Flew was a prominent British analytic philosopher best known for his influential work in philosophy of religion and for later renouncing his long-held atheism in favor of deism.
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| Antony Flew canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8332847 — 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: Antony Flew Context triple: [William Lane Craig, hasDebated, Antony Flew]
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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 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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C.
William Craig
William Craig was a British thriller novelist best known for his Cold War–era political and military suspense works.
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D.
Alvin Plantinga
Alvin Plantinga is a prominent American analytic philosopher best known for his influential work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, and metaphysics, particularly his defense of the rationality of theism and the free will defense against the problem of evil.
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E.
Anthony Kenny
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.
- 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: Antony Flew Target entity description: Antony Flew was a prominent British analytic philosopher best known for his influential work in philosophy of religion and for later renouncing his long-held atheism in favor of deism.
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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 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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C.
William Craig
William Craig was a British thriller novelist best known for his Cold War–era political and military suspense works.
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D.
Alvin Plantinga
Alvin Plantinga is a prominent American analytic philosopher best known for his influential work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, and metaphysics, particularly his defense of the rationality of theism and the free will defense against the problem of evil.
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E.
Anthony Kenny
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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analytic philosopher ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
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linked to:
World War II
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-02-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-04-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Kingswood School
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linked to:
Kingswood School, Bath
St John’s College, Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Flew ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Antony ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
David Hume
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logical positivism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
argument for the presumption of atheism
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later adoption of deism ⓘ work in philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| movement | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
presumption of atheism in debates about God
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theology as non-falsifiable ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Rational Animal
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An Introduction to Philosophy ⓘ An Introduction to Western Philosophy ⓘ Crime or Disease? ⓘ God and Philosophy ⓘ Hume’s Philosophy of Belief ⓘ The Presumption of Atheism ⓘ Theology and Falsification ⓘ There is a God ⓘ Thinking About Thinking ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 1 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| placeOfDeath | Reading ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
lecturer at Christ Church, Oxford
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professor at York University, Toronto ⓘ professor of philosophy at the University of Keele ⓘ professor of philosophy at the University of Reading ⓘ |
| religiousBelief |
atheism
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deism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Annaliese Flew ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Antony Flew Description of subject: Antony Flew was a prominent British analytic philosopher best known for his influential work in philosophy of religion and for later renouncing his long-held atheism in favor of deism.
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