Anscombe

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Anscombe is the surname of Elizabeth Anscombe, a prominent 20th-century analytic philosopher known for her work in ethics, philosophy of mind, and action theory.

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instanceOf analytic philosopher
family name
human
philosopher
surname
associatedWith 20th-century analytic philosophy
Cambridge philosophy
Wittgensteinian tradition
centuryOfActivity 20th century
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
educatedAt St Hugh’s College, Oxford
surface form: St Hugh's College, Oxford
employer Newnham College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
Somerville College, Oxford
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
fieldOfWork action theory
ethics
philosophy of mind
gender female
influenced Alasdair MacIntyre
Philippa Foot
virtue ethics
influencedBy Aristotle
Ludwig Wittgenstein
languageOfOrigin English
mainInterest moral philosophy
philosophy of action
philosophy of psychology
notableIdea critique of consequentialism
renewal of virtue ethics
theory of intention
notableWork Intention
Modern Moral Philosophy
Mr. Truman’s Degree
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Peter Geach
translated Philosophical Investigations
translatedWorkOf Ludwig Wittgenstein
usedBy Elizabeth Anscombe
wroteOn causality
double effect
first-person authority
moral responsibility
practical reasoning

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Elizabeth Anscombe familyName Anscombe