G.E.M. Anscombe

Contemporary England Analytic Philosophy

Biography

British philosopher who wrote on the philosophy of mind, action, and ethics. Translated Wittgenstein.

Born: March 18, 1919

Died: January 5, 2001

"The modern moral philosophy is in need of a complete overhaul."

"Intention is the mental event of trying."

"The concept of "action" is more fundamental than that of "moral judgment"."

"Philosophy needs to return to Aristotelian thinking."

"We can intend what we cannot control."