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An Analysis of G.E.M. Anscombe's Modern Moral Philosophy

By Jonny Blamey, Jon W. Thompson Copyright 2017

108 Pages

by Macat Library

108 Pages

by Macat Library

108 Pages

by Macat Library

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Description

Elizabeth Anscombe’s 1958 essay “ Modern Moral Philosophy ” is a cutting intervention in modern philosophy that shows the full power of good evaluative and analytical critical thinking skills. Though only 16 pages long, Anscombe’s paper set out to do nothing less than reform the entire field of modern moral philosophy – something that could only be done by carefully examining the existing... Read more

Table of Contents

Ways in to the text

Who was Elizabeth Anscombe?

What does Modern Moral Philosophy Say?

Why does Modern Moral Philosophy Matter?

Section 1: Influences

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context

Module 2: Academic Context

Module 3: The Problem

Module 4: The Author's Contribution

Section 2: Ideas

Module 5: Main Ideas

Module 6: Secondary Ideas

Module 7: Achievement

Module 8: Place in the Author's Work

Section 3: Impact

Module 9: The First Responses

Module 10: The Evolving Debate

Module 11: Impact and Influence Today

Module 12: Where Next?

Glossary of Terms

People Mentioned in the Text

Works Cited

Author(s)

Biography

Dr Jonny Blamey received his PhD in Philosophy from King's College London. His work focuses on the philosophy of probability and epistemology.

Jon Thompson currently researches in the Philosophy department at King's College London.

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