Philippa foot, who died Oct. 3, her 90th birthday, helped transform the field of moral philosophy. Carefully attending to the way we actually reason about what we should do, she joined her friends ...
Tracing the transformation of moral philosophy through the friendships of four utterly unique women who gathered around Oxford in the mid-20th century requires getting those four people into a room ...
From left: Iris Murdoch, Mary Midgley (née Scrutton), Elizabeth Anscombe and Philippa Foot (née Bosanquet).Credit...The Fellows and the Principal of Somerville College. Anscombe: The Fellows and the ...
Why be moral? May we kill one to save others? Is morality objective? This dialogue engages with renowned philosopher Philippa Foot’s answers to these questions. Sarah Broadie is professor of moral ...