Ethics, Religion and Politics: Collected Philosophical Papers, Volume 3 - Hardcover

Anscombe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0631129421 ISBN 13: 9780631129424

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 1981

Synopsis

An essential collection of Anscombe's work on ethics and intention

Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe is considered one of analytical philosophy's most prominent figures and a leader in the field of virtue ethics. Ethics, Religion, and Politics: Collected Philosophical Papers, Volume 3, is part of a multi-volume compilation of her work surrounding the philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, philosophy of language, philosophical logic, and ethics. This volume includes selected works relating to consequentialism, intention, and more, providing Ascombe scholars with a high-level view of her evolution of thought.

About this title

About the Author:

G. E. M. Anscombe (1919-2001) read classics and philosophy at St Hugh's College, Oxford from 1937 to 1941 in which year she married the philosopher Peter Geach. She subsequently researched in philosophy at Newnham College, Cambridge where she became a student and friend of Ludwig Wittgenstein. She's considered one of analytical philosophy's most prominent figures and a leader in the field of virtue ethics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0631129421
• ISBN 13: 9780631129424
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 175