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From Parmenides to Wittgenstein, Volume 1 - by G E M Anscombe (Hardcover)

From Parmenides to Wittgenstein, Volume 1 - by  G E M Anscombe (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Early work from a leader in analytic philosophy</strong> <p><em>From Parmenides to Wittgenstein, Volume 1: Collected Philosophical Papers</em> is part of a multi-volume publication of G.E.M. Anscombe's collected works. Writing on philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, philosophy of language, and philosophical logic, Anscombe is known as one of analytical Thomisms's most prominent figures. This collection includes her writing on the work of her teacher, Ludwig Wittgenstein, with whom she worked closely as co-editor and translator.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>G. E. M. Anscombe</b> (1919-2001) read classics and philosophy at St Hugh's College, Oxford from 1937 to 1941 in which year she married the philosopher Peter Geach. She subsequently researched in philosophy at Newnham College, Cambridge where she became a student and friend of Ludwig Wittgenstein. She's considered one of analytical philosophy's most prominent figures and a leader in the field of virtue ethics.

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