Antony Garrard Newton Flew (/ f l uː /; 11 February 1923 – 8 April 2010) [1] was an English philosopher. Belonging to the analytic and evidentialist schools of thought, Flew worked on the philosophy of religion.

Apr 4, 2025 · Antony Flew (born Feb. 11, 1923, London, Eng.—died April 8, 2010, Reading) was an English philosopher who became a prominent defender of atheism but later declared himself a deist. Flew was the son of a Methodist minister and was educated at a Christian boarding school.

Apr 16, 2010 · I was saddened to learn of the death, at the age of 87, of the philosopher Antony Flew, who was one of the 20th century's most significant contributors to the philosophical debate about belief...

EDITOR'S NOTE: For the last half of the twentieth century, Antony Flew (1923-2010) was the world's most famous atheist. Long before Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris began taking swipes at religion, Flew was the preeminent spokesman for unbelief.

On April 8, 2010, Antony Flew died at the age of 87 after fighting a long illness (“Antony Flew…,” 2010). He will be remembered for the writing he did in favor of atheism, and his courageous stand late in his life against that false philosophy.

Jun 1, 2018 · Antony Flew (1923-2010) was an atheist of atheists. He was a British scholar and college professor who wrote dozens of books arguing for atheism or on other philosophical subjects, writing from a perspective of atheism. Some …

Apr 17, 2010 · Antony Flew, an English philosopher and outspoken atheist who stunned and dismayed the unbelieving faithful when he announced in 2004 that God probably did exist, died April 8 in Reading,...

Nov 4, 2007 · The British philosopher Antony Flew was one of the West’s most influential nonbelievers. Then came news — from conservative Christians — that he had recanted.

Apr 29, 2010 · The story of Antony Flew’s embrace and then eventual rejection of atheism is both fascinating and instructive. Born into the London home of a prominent British Methodist minister, Flew was surrounded by Christianity.

Antony Flew was a prominent English philosopher known primarily for his atheistic views, which he championed throughout much of his career. Born in London on February 11, 1923, he was educated at prestigious institutions, including St. John's College, Oxford.