The Anscombean Mind by Haddock, Adrian; Wiseman, Rachael;

Short description:

The Anscombean Mind is an indispensable resource for anyone studying and researching Anscombe herself, action theory, ethics, moral philosophy, Wittgenstein, and twentieth-century philosophy.

Long description:

G. E. M. Anscombe (1919–2001) is one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. Known primarily for influencing research in action theory and moral philosophy, her work also has relevance in the study of metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, and politics.

The Anscombean Mind provides a comprehensive survey of Anscombe’s thought, not only placing it in its historical context but also exploring its enduring significance in contemporary debates. Divided into three clear parts, twenty-three chapters by an international array of contributors address the following themes:

• ancient philosophy


• metaphysics


• mind and language


• Wittgenstein


• action and ethics


• politics


• religion and faith.

The Anscombean Mind is an indispensable resource for anyone studying and researching action theory, ethics, moral philosophy, Wittgenstein, twentieth-century philosophy, and Anscombe herself.

Table of Contents:

Introduction Adrian Haddock and Rachael Wiseman  1. Mary Somerville Fellowship Report, May 1948 G. E. M. Anscombe  Part 1: From Parmenides to Wittgenstein  2. Anscombe’s Aristotelian Metaphysics Christopher Frey  3. The Enigma of Existence: Russellm? Kantfrege? Anscombe Arindam Chakrabarti  4. Anscombe, Stenius, and Ramsey on the Tractatus Peter Sullivan  5. Anscombe on Wittgenstein’s On Certainty: Linguistic Idealism, World-Pictures and Scepticism Andy Hamilton  Part 2: Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Mind  6. What is so Necessary about the Past? Anscombe Asymmetrist Anselm Winfried Müller  7. Temporal Passage and Being in Time Colin Johnston  8. Metaphysics and Modals Roger Teichmann  9. What do I Really See? What do I Really Do? Rachael Wiseman  10. On Our Relation to the World as a Whole, and to Others, in General Adrian Haddock  11. How Receptive Knowledge Relates to Practical Knowledge John McDowell  12. What is the Moral of Davidson’s Carbon Copier? Towards an Anscombean account of Practical Knowledge Eylem Özaltun  13. Anscombe and the Difference Rationality Makes Eric Marcus  14. The Practicality of Practical Inference Will Small  Part 3: Ethics, Religion, and Politics  15. Anscombe’s Skepticism about the Possibility of (Kantian) Practical Syllogisms Alexandra Newton  16. What is the Bearing of Thinking on Doing? Marshal Bierson and John Schwenkler  17. Human Action Valérie Aucouturier  18. The Elusiveness of the Voluntary: Anscombe and the Problem of Human Agency Jean-Philippe Narboux  19. Sensation in Intention Clare Mac Cumhaill  20. Justice in Criminal Trials R. A. Duff  21. Anscombe and the Rules of Ordinary Practices Peter Faulconbridge  22. Anscombe on the Dignity of the Human Being Matthias Haase  23. Practical Knowledge and the Spiritual Nature of Man Evgenia Mylonaki.  Index