THE ANSCOMBEAN MIND

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