G. E. M. Anscombe

Thinkers1919 to 2001Analytic philosopher

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An analytic philosopher who wrote on intention, action, logic, and ethics. Modern Moral Philosophy coined the word consequentialism for theories that judge acts by their outcomes, and it is credited with reviving virtue ethics.

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