Anscombe and Wittgenstein

Authors

  • Elisa Grimi European Society for Moral Philosophy

Abstract

In this study, I have focussed on the importance of Wittgenstein in the thought of Elizabeth Anscombe. Although Anscombe detached herself from her master’s approach, her encounter with him was extremely important in her own work. In particular, I will take into consideration common points and discrepancies between the two philosophers. I will also recall Anscombe’s An Introduction to Wittgenstein’s Tractatus (first published in 1959) on its anniversary.

Keywords

Anscombe, Wittgenstein, reason, cause, intention, action, mentalism, behaviourism

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Author Biography

Elisa Grimi, European Society for Moral Philosophy

Elisa Grimi is Executive Director of the European Society for Moral Philosophy, the Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Philosophical News and Project Manager of philojotter.com and of my-classics.com. On 30 May 2014, she received the Paolo Michele Erede Foundation First Prize with a work on ‘Politics and Network’. She has studied and worked at various universities throughout the world, in countries including Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, England, France and the United States. She is the author of numerous publications, including her first Italian monograph G.E.M. Anscombe: The Dragon Lady (Cantagalli, 2014) with direct testimonials; G.E.M. Anscombe. Guida alla lettura di Intention (Carocci 2018); and Contro il cristianismo e l’umanismo. Il perdono dell’Occidente with Rémi Brague (Cantagalli, 2016). She is the editor of the collection Tradition as the Future for Innovation (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016); the Dossier La philosophie de l’humility (Recherches Philosophiques, ICT, 2017); Metaphysics of Human Rights. 1948-2018. On the Occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the UDHR (Vernon Press 2019); and Virtue Ethics. Retrospect and Prospect (Springer, 2019).

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/enrahonar.1283

Published

2020-03-31

How to Cite

Grimi, E. (2020). Anscombe and Wittgenstein. Enrahonar. An International Journal of Theoretical and Practical Reason, 64, 165–179. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/enrahonar.1283

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