Ep. 88 The Oxford Four, Part Three: Elizabeth Anscombe - Listen -

Ep. 88 The Oxford Four, Part Three: Elizabeth Anscombe

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Send us a textShe protested WWII and abortion. She was the pupil of Ludwig Wittgenstein and the eventual conservator of his work. She turned moral philosophy on it's head with her paper Modern Moral Philosophy. She was a Catholic convert. And she's Andrew's philosophical hero. Join us this week for another installment of the Oxford Four series, this time featuring Elizabeth Anscombe. Contact us via email at [email protected] Open Door Philosophy on Instagram @opendoorphiloso...

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