Elizabeth Anscombe

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Catholic philosopher analytic philosopher human philosopher

Elizabeth Anscombe was a prominent 20th-century analytic philosopher known for her influential work in ethics, philosophy of action, and her role in editing and interpreting Ludwig Wittgenstein’s writings.

Aliases (2)

G. E. M. Anscombe ×5
Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe ×1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic philosopher → analytic philosopher → human → philosopher →
academicAdvisor	Ludwig Wittgenstein →
almaMater	University of Oxford NERFINISHED →
citizenship	United Kingdom →
coAuthor	Peter Geach →
convertedTo	Roman Catholicism →
countryOfBirth	Ireland →
countryOfDeath	United Kingdom →
dateOfBirth	1919-03-18 →
dateOfDeath	2001-01-05 →
doctoralStudent	Roger Scruton →
editorOf	Philosophical Investigations → Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics → Zettel →
educatedAt	St Hugh's College, Oxford NERFINISHED →
employer	Newnham College, Cambridge NERFINISHED → Somerville College, Oxford NERFINISHED → University of Cambridge NERFINISHED →
familyName	Anscombe →
fieldOfWork	ethics → metaphysics → philosophy of action → philosophy of language → philosophy of mind → philosophy of religion →
fullName	Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe →
givenName	Elizabeth → Gertrude → Margaret →
influenced	Alasdair MacIntyre → John McDowell → Judith Jarvis Thomson → Philippa Foot →
influencedBy	Aristotle → Ludwig Wittgenstein → Thomas Aquinas →
knownFor	critiques of modern moral theory → editing and interpreting Wittgenstein’s writings → work on intention and action →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	British Academy →
movement	analytic philosophy →
notableIdea	concept of brute facts → critique of consequentialism → revival of virtue ethics → theory of intentional action →
notableWork	Causality and Determination → Contraception and Chastity → Intention → Modern Moral Philosophy → Mr. Truman’s Degree → On Brute Facts → The First Person → Three Philosophers → War and Murder →
opposedTo	consequentialism → utilitarianism →
philosophicalSchool	virtue ethics →
placeOfBirth	Limerick →
placeOfDeath	Cambridge →
positionHeld	Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
sexOrGender	female →
spouse	Peter Geach →
translated	Philosophical Investigations →
translatedAuthor	Ludwig Wittgenstein →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
On Certainty ("G. E. M. Anscombe") → Philosophical Investigations ("G. E. M. Anscombe") → Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics ("G. E. M. Anscombe") → The Blue and Brown Books ("G. E. M. Anscombe") →	editor
Ludwig Wittgenstein → Nicomachean Ethics →	influenced
Elizabeth Anscombe ("Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe") →	fullName
Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge →	hasGraveOf
Philosophical Investigations ("G. E. M. Anscombe") →	translator