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G.E.M. Anscombe (1919-2001) was one of the most important, outspoken, and misunderstood philosophers of the twentieth century. More than anyone else she revived virtue ethics and the philosophy of action. She was also almost alone in publicly opposing Oxford University's decision to award an honorary degree to President Truman. She regarded his decision to authorize bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki as murderous. Some liberals admire her for this stand, but conservatives also admire her for her opp
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Duncan Richter
- Publisher
- Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780739138847
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Science, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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