Reading Wittgenstein with Anscombe, Going On to Ethics
Title | Reading Wittgenstein with Anscombe, Going On to Ethics PDF eBook |
Author | Cora Diamond |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | 344 |
Release | 2019-02-04 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0674989848 |
Cora Diamond follows two major philosophers as they think about thinking, and about our ability to respond to thinking that has gone astray. Acting as both witness to and participant in the encounter, she provides fresh perspective on the value of Wittgenstein’s and Anscombe’s work, and demonstrates what genuinely independent thought can achieve.
Reading Wittgenstein with Anscombe, Going On to Ethics
Title | Reading Wittgenstein with Anscombe, Going On to Ethics PDF eBook |
Author | Cora Diamond |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | 345 |
Release | 2019-02-04 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0674051688 |
Cora Diamond follows two major philosophers as they think about thinking, and about our ability to respond to thinking that has gone astray. Acting as both witness to and participant in the encounter, she provides fresh perspective on the value of Wittgenstein’s and Anscombe’s work, and demonstrates what genuinely independent thought can achieve.
Human Life, Action and Ethics
Title | Human Life, Action and Ethics PDF eBook |
Author | G.E.M. Anscombe |
Publisher | Andrews UK Limited |
Total Pages | 296 |
Release | 2011-11-18 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1845402707 |
A collection of essays by the celebrated philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe. This collection includes papers on human nature and practical philosophy, together with the classic 'Modern Moral Philosophy'
The Philosophy of Elizabeth Anscombe
Title | The Philosophy of Elizabeth Anscombe PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Teichmann |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | 256 |
Release | 2011-04-07 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0191616990 |
One of the most important philosophers of recent times, Elizabeth Anscombe wrote books and articles on a wide range of topics, including the ground-breaking monograph Intention. Her work is original, challenging, often difficult, always insightful; but it has frequently been misunderstood, and its overall significance is still not fully appreciated. This book is the first major study of Anscombe's philosophical oeuvre. In it, Roger Teichmann presents Anscombe's main ideas, bringing out their interconnections, elaborating and discussing their implications, pointing out objections and difficulties, and aiming to give a unified overview of her philosophy. Many of Anscombe's arguments are relevant to contemporary debates, as Teichmann shows, and on a number of topics what Anscombe has to say constitutes a powerful alternative to dominant or popular views. Among the writings discussed are Intention, 'Practical Inference', 'Modern Moral Philosophy', 'Rules, Rights and Promises', 'On Brute Facts', 'The First Person', 'The Intentionality of Sensation', 'Causality and Determination', An Introduction to Wittgenstein's Tractatus, 'The Question of Linguistic Idealism', and a number of other pieces, including some that are little known or hard to obtain. A complete bibliography of Anscombe's writings is also included. Ranging from the philosophy of action, through ethics, to philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and the philosophy of logic and language, this book is a study of one of the most significant bodies of work in modern philosophy, spanning more than fifty years, and as pertinent today as ever.
No Morality, No Self
Title | No Morality, No Self PDF eBook |
Author | James Doyle |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | 257 |
Release | 2018-01-01 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0674976509 |
Elizabeth Anscombe’s “Modern Moral Philosophy” and “The First Person” have become touchstones of analytic philosophy but their significance remains controversial or misunderstood. James Doyle offers a fresh interpretation of Anscombe’s theses about ethical reasoning and individual identity that reconciles seemingly incompatible points of view.
Changing the Subject
Title | Changing the Subject PDF eBook |
Author | Raymond Geuss |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | 363 |
Release | 2017-10-23 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0674545729 |
“A history of philosophy in twelve thinkers...The whole performance combines polyglot philological rigor with supple intellectual sympathy, and it is all presented...in a spirit of fun...This bracing and approachable book [shows] that there is life in philosophy yet.” —Times Literary Supplement “Exceptionally engaging...Geuss has a remarkable knack for putting even familiar thinkers in a new light.” —Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews “Geuss is something like the consummate teacher, his analyses navigable and crystal, his guidance on point.” —Doug Phillips, Key Reporter Raymond Geuss explores the ideas of twelve philosophers who broke dramatically with prevailing wisdom, from Socrates and Plato in the ancient world to Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, and Adorno. The result is a striking account of some of the most innovative thinkers in Western history and an indirect manifesto for how to pursue philosophy today. Geuss cautions that philosophers’ attempts to break from convention do not necessarily make the world a better place. Montaigne’s ideas may have been benign, but the fate of those of Hobbes, Hegel, and Nietzsche has been more varied. Yet in the act of provoking people to think differently, philosophers remind us that we are not fated to live within the systems of thought we inherit.
An Introduction to Wittgenstein's Tractatus
Title | An Introduction to Wittgenstein's Tractatus PDF eBook |
Author | Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 186 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Language and languages |
ISBN |
Anscombe guides us through the Tractatus and, thereby, Wittgenstein's early philosophy as a whole. She shows in particular how his arguments developed out of the discussions of Russell and Frege. This reprint is of the fourth, corrected edition.