“[To Aquinas] the senses are what we have in common with dumb animals. ... Our better part [is] the mind ... and [its] intellectual contemplation.”
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Anthony John Patrick Kenny
Anthony John Patrick Kenny is a philosopher born on March 16, 1931. He is renowned for his research in moral philosophy, political philosophy, and religious philosophy. more
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