Anscombe, Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret (1919-2001

G.E.M. Anscombe

Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe

*March 18, 1919 (Limerick, Ireland)
†January 5, 2001 (Cambridge, England)

Elizabeth Anscombe was an important twentieth century philosopher and a professor at Cambridge University. She was known for her translations of some of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s most important work and her work on ethics and the philosophy of action. Her article Modern Moral Philosophy (1958) introduced the term consequentialism into the language of analytic philosophy, and had an influence on contemporary virtue ethics. Moreover her monograph Intention (1957) aims to shed light on the concept of intention and shaped the philosophy of action. Anscombe also opposed the use of atomic weapons and held conservative views on sexual ethics.

Primary Sources

Anscombe, G. E. M.: Intention. Oxford: Blackwell, 1957.

Anscombe, G. E. M.: “Modern Moral Philosophy.” In: Philosophy. 1958, 33 (124), pp. 1–19.

Anscombe, G. E. M.: An Introduction to Wittgenstein’s Tractatus. London: Hutchinson, 1959.

Anscombe, G. E. M.: “War and Murder.” In: Walter Stein (ed.): Nuclear Weapons: A Catholic Response. New York: Sheed and Ward, 1961, pp. 43 – 62.

Anscombe, G. E. M., Geach, P. T.: Three Philosophers. Oxford: Blackwell, 1961.

Anscombe G. E. M.: “Contraception and Natural Law.” In: New Blackfriars. 1965, 46 (540), pp. 517 – 521.

Anscombe, G. E. M.: Causality and Determination: An Inaugural Lecture. Cambridge: Cambridge University, 1971.

Anscombe. G. E. M.: From Parmenides to Wittgenstein: Collected Philosophical Papers, Volume 1. Oxford: Blackwell, 1981.

Anscombe, G. E. M.: Metaphysics and the Philosophy of the Mind: Collected Philosophical Papers, Volume 2. Oxford: Blackwell, 1981.

Anscombe, G. E. M.: Ethics, Religion and Politics: Collected Philosophical Papers, Volume 3. Oxford: Blackwell 1981.

Anscombe, G. E. M.: “Aquinas Lecture 1984 Truth: Anselm or Thomas?.” In: New Blackfriars. 1985, 66 (776), pp. 82-98.

Anscombe, G. E. M., Geach, Mary (ed.), Gormally, Luke (ed.): Human Life, Action and Ethics: Essays on Religion, Philosophy and Ethics by G.E.M. Anscombe. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2005.

Anscombe, G. E. M., Geach, Mary (ed.), Gormally, Luke (ed.): Faith in a Hard Ground: Essays on Religion, Philosophy and Ethics by G.E.M. Anscombe. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2008.

Anscombe, G. E. M., Geach, Mary (ed.), Gormally, Luke (ed.): From Plato to Wittgenstein: Essays on Religion, Philosophy and Ethics by G.E.M. Anscombe. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2011.

Anscombe, G. E. M., Geach, Mary (ed.), Gormally, Luke (ed.): Logic, Truth and Meaning: Essays on Religion, Philosophy and Ethics by G.E.M. Anscombe. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2015.
Secondary Sources

Haldane, John: “Aquinas and Anscombe on Connaturality and Moral Knowledge.” In: New Blackfriars. 2023, 104 (1114), pp. 668 – 688.

Nagel, Thomas: Analytic Philosophy and Human Life. Oxford: Oxford University, 2023.

Haddock, Adrian (ed.), Wiseman, Rachel (ed.): The Anscombean Mind. London/New York: Routledge, 2022.

Mac Cumhaill, Clare, Wiseman, Rachael: Metaphysical animals. How four women brought philosophy back to life. London: Chatto & Windus, 2022.

Teichmann, Roger: Logos and Life: Essays on Mind, Action, Language and Ethics. London: Anthem, 2022.

Teichmann, Roger: The Oxford Handbook of Elizabeth Anscombe. Oxford: Oxford University, 2022.

Goldstein, Pierre: L’éthique néo-aristotélicienne. Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2021.

Doyle, James: No Morality, No Self: Anscombe’s Radical Skepticism. Cambridge (Massachusetts): Harvard University, 2018.

Donelly-Lazarov, Bebhinn: A Philosophy of Criminal Attempts. Cambridge: Cambridge University, 2015.

Ryan, Mark: The Politics of Practical Reason: Why Theological Ethics Must Change Your Life. Eugene (Oregon): Cascade Books, 2011.
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