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.
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