Anscombe on Wittgenstein

Reminiscences of a Philosophical Friendship

John Berkman, Roger Teichmann (Herausgeber)

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248 Seiten

2026
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-764895-7 (ISBN)

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Ludwig Wittgenstein was one of the greatest philosophers of the modern era, while his pupil and friend Elizabeth Anscombe is increasingly recognized as being an important philosopher in her own right. Over a number of years, Anscombe kept a series of notebooks labeled "Anecdotes about Wittgenstein," documents which are uniquely valuable for their ability to shed light on the intellectual and personal character of Wittgenstein, as well as Anscombe's own views on a wide range of topics--cultural, historical and psychological. While the original manuscript was divided into sections of varying lengths and jumped around among topics, Anscombe on Wittgenstein reorders them thematically so that readers might more vividly perceive the contours of her subjects.

Between 1946-1947, Anscombe, Wittgenstein, and Wasfi Hijab routinely had philosophical conversations, which Anscombe wrote down immediately afterward while they were still fresh in her mind. Transcribed here as they were originally written--similar to a play, with the voices of the participants indicated by their initials--readers can experience these philosophers grappling with topics such as rule-following, necessity, and the notion of the indefinite, all subjects that were at the heart of Wittgenstein's later philosophy. This book also offers a previously unpublished essay by Anscombe, as well as two essays by the book's editors, leading scholars on Anscombe, and biographies of the characters mentioned in the manuscripts. What emerges from these accounts is not only a picture of Wittgenstein, the man and philosopher, but also a memoir of a close friendship between two of the most significant philosophers of the twentieth century.

John Berkman is Professor Ordinarius of Moral Theology at Regis College at the University of Toronto. He works in the areas of fundamental moral theology, healthcare ethics, and ethics pertaining to non-human animals. He is a leading biographer of Elizabeth Anscombe. Roger Teichmann is Lecturer in Philosophy at St Hilda's College, Oxford. He is a leading authority on the work of Elizabeth Anscombe and has also written on Wittgenstein, ethics, mind, action and language. He is also the author of two novels, Dog's Twilight and The Echo Dies.

Chapter 1: John Berkman: Anscombe's Relationship with Wittgenstein: Contextualizing the Reminiscences
Chapter 2: Roger Teichmann: Anscombe's Reminiscences: Portrait of a Philosopher
Chapter 3: Elizabeth Anscombe: Reminiscences of Wittgenstein
Chapter 4: Elizabeth Anscombe: Discussions between Wittgenstein, Anscombe, and Hijab, 1946-1947
Chapter 5: Elizabeth Anscombe: Cardhouses: The "Metaphysical"
Appendix: Biographies of the Main Characters Referred To in Anscombe's Reminiscences

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.3.2026
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-19-764895-9 / 0197648959
ISBN-13	978-0-19-764895-7 / 9780197648957
Zustand	Neuware