Philosophy Bites

Benjamin Lipscomb on 4 Women Philosophers

Jan 22, 2022

20:55

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Are They All Critics of Subjectivism?

02:12

Anscombe and Foot Make the Biggest Difference in the Philosophy of Philosophy

02:00

The Fatal Chain of Causes

02:49

Introduction

2min

The Last Baby Ever Born in the White House

2min

The Owl of Minerva

3min

Were They All Objectivists?

2min

Are They All Critics of Subjectivism?

2min

Virtue Ethics - Iris Murdock and Ludwick Witgenstein

2min

The Fatal Chain of Causes

3min

Anscombe and Foot Make the Biggest Difference in the Philosophy of Philosophy

2min

Women's Choices by Philipa Foote

3min

In Oxford during the Second World War four women philosophers came to prominence. Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Iris Murdoch, and Mary Midgley were friends and met to discuss their ideas, particulary about ethics. Benjamin Lipscomb, author of a recent book about them, The Women Are Up To Something, speaks to David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.