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G. E. M. Anscombe

Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe (/ˈænskəm/; 18 March 1919 – 5 January 2001), usually cited as G. E. M. Anscombe or Elizabeth Anscombe, was a British analytic philosopher. She wrote on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, philosophical logic, philosophy of language, and ethics. She was a prominent figure of analytical Thomism, a fellow of…

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St Hugh's College, Oxford (BA) · Newnham College, Cambridge
Academic advisor
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Born
Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe (1919-03-18)18 March 1919 Limerick, Ireland
Children
7
Died
5 January 2001(2001-01-05) (aged 81) Cambridge, England
Era
20th-century philosophy

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related to Debate with C. S. Lewis · 18
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Main interests · 5
G. E. M. Anscombe → Ethics, logic, philosophy of action, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind
Notable ideas · 5
G. E. M. Anscombe → Acting under a description, Brute facts, Coining "consequentialism", Direction of fit, Modern revival of virtue ethics
Education · 2
G. E. M. Anscombe → Newnham College, Cambridge, St Hugh's College, Oxford (BA)
Notable works · 2
G. E. M. Anscombe → "Modern Moral Philosophy" (1958), Intention (1957)
School · 2
G. E. M. Anscombe → Analytic philosophy, Analytical Thomism
Academic advisor · 1
G. E. M. Anscombe → Ludwig Wittgenstein
Born · 1
G. E. M. Anscombe → Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe (1919-03-18)18 March 1919 Limerick, Ireland

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