Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe, usually cited as G.E.M. Anscombe or Elizabeth Anscombe, lived from 18 March 1919 to 5 January 2001 and was a British analytic philosopher who wrote on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, philosophical logic, philosophy of language and ethics, a prominent figure of analytical Thomism, a fellow of Somerville College, Oxford, and a professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge. A student of Ludwig Wittgenstein, she became an authority on his work and edited and translated many books drawn from his writings, above all his Philosophical Investigations; her 1958 article Modern Moral Philosophy introduced the term consequentialism into the language of analytic philosophy and had a seminal influence on contemporary virtue ethics, while her monograph Intention of 1957, described by Donald Davidson as the most important treatment of action since Aristotle, is widely considered a foundational text in contemporary philosophy of action with influence in the philosophy of practical reason as well.
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Defining MomentHer 1958 article Modern Moral Philosophy introduced the term consequentialism into analytic philosophy 1 Notable Publication Office HeldProfessor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge 1 Death PlaceAddenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, England 1 TraditionAnalytic philosophy; analytical Thomism 1 Tradition
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Life, paragraph 1, birth date
Anscombe was born to Captain Allen Wells Anscombe and Gertrude Elizabeth (née Thomas) on 18 March 1919
Life, paragraph 1, birth year
on 18 March 1919 in Limerick, Ireland
Life, paragraph 1, birthplace
in Limerick, Ireland, where her father had been stationed with the Royal Welch Fusiliers during the Irish War of Independence
Life, final paragraph, death date
On 5 January 2001, she died from kidney failure
Life, final paragraph, death year
she died from kidney failure at Addenbrooke's Hospital at the age of 81
Life, final paragraph, death place
she spent her last years in the care of her family in Cambridge. On 5 January 2001, she died from kidney failure at Addenbrooke's Hospital
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She was a prominent figure of analytical Thomism
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a fellow of Somerville College, Oxford, and a professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge
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Her monograph Intention (1957) was described by Donald Davidson as "the most important treatment of action since Aristotle".
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Anscombe's 1958 article "Modern Moral Philosophy" introduced the term consequentialism into the language of analytic philosophy
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was a British analytic
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She wrote on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, philosophical logic, philosophy of language, and ethics.
In Branch: Logic, Lead
She wrote on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, philosophical logic, philosophy of language, and ethics.
In Branch: Philosophy of Mind, Lead
She wrote on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, philosophical logic, philosophy of language, and ethics.
In Branch: Philosophy of Language, Lead
She wrote on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, philosophical logic, philosophy of language, and ethics.
In Branch: Philosophy of Action, Lead
She wrote on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, philosophical logic, philosophy of language, and ethics.
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Analytic philosophy, Analytical Thomism
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