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Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe FBA (/ˈænskəm/; 18 March 1919 – 5 January 2001), usually cited as G. E. M. Anscombe or Elizabeth Anscombe, was a British[1] 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 Somerville College, Oxford, and a professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge. Anscombe was a student of Ludwig Wittgenstein and became an authority on his work and edited and translated many books drawn from his writings, above all his Philosophical Investigations. Anscombe's 1958 article "Modern Moral Philosophy" introduced the term consequentialism into the language of analytic philosophy, and had a seminal influence on contemporary virtue ethics.[2] Her monograph Intention (1957) was described by Donald Davidson as "the most important treatment of action since Aristotle".[3][4] The continuing philosophical interest i

G. E. M. Anscombe - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia British analytic philosopher (1919–2001) G. E. M. Anscombe FBA Born Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe ( 1919-03-18 ) 18 March 1919 Limerick , Ireland Died 5 January 2001 (2001-01-05) (aged 81) Cambridge , England Other name Elizabeth Anscombe Spouse Peter Geach ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1941 ) ​ Children 7 Education Education St Hugh's College, Oxford ( BA ) Newnham College, Cambridge Academic advisor Ludwig Wittgenstein Philosophical work Era 20th-century philosophy Region Western philosophy School Analyt

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