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Christian Bioethics 2008 14(2):109-122; doi:10.1093/cb/cbn015
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This article appears in the following Christian Bioethics issue: Elizabeth Anscombe's "Modern Moral Philosophy": Fifty Years Later [View the issue table of contents]

Elizabeth Anscombe's "Modern Moral Philosophy": Fifty Years Later

David Solomon

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA

Address correspondence to: David Solomon, Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture, 1047 Flanner Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556-5611, USA. E-mail: solomon.1{at}nd.edu


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Extracts: This article introduces an issue of Christian bioethics which examines the significance of Elizabeth Anscombe's classic article, "Modern Moral Philosophy", on the 50th anniversary of its publication. The manifold influences of this article are explored in some detail and the current status of the three famous theses put forward by Anscombe in the article is assessed. This article also briefly introduces the other articles in this issue and loactes them within the general framework of contemporary discussions of Anscombe's work.

Keywords: virtue, virtue ethics, Anscombe, Law, Decontic Concepts, Practical Reason, Philosophical Psychology, Intention


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