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Philippa Foot

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NamePhilippa Ruth Foot
Birth dateOctober 3, 1920
Death dateOctober 3, 2010(age 90)
Era20th Century
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
Main interestsEthics, Philosophy of mind
Notable ideastrolley problem, virtue ethics
Influenced byLudwig Wittgenstein, G.E.M. Anscombe, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Nagel
InfluencedBernard Williams, Candace Vogler, Michael Slote, John McDowell, Rosalind Hursthouse, Judith Jarvis Thomson

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Philippa Ruth Foot (née Bosanquet; October 3, 1920 - October 3, 2010) was a British philosopher, most notable for her works in ethics. She was one of the founders of contemporary virtue ethics. Her work, especially in her later career, marked a significant change in view from her work in the 1950s and 1960s, and may be seen as an attempt to modernize Aristotelian ethical theory, to show that it is adaptable to a contemporary world view, and thus, that it could compete with such popular theories as modern deontological and utilitarian ethics. Some of her work was crucial in the re-emergence of normative ethics within analytic philosophy, especially her critique of consequentialism. A familiar example is the continuing discussion of an example of hers referred to as the trolley problem. Foot's approach was influenced by the later work of Wittgenstein, although she rarely dealt explicitly with materials treated by him.

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Twórczość katolickiej filozof na nowo odkryta - Katolicka Agencia Informacyjna Tweet this news
Katolicka Agencia Informacyjna--Przyjaźniła się z takimi sławami jak Iris Murdoch, -Philippa Foot- czy Mary Midgley. Była jedną z ulubionych uczennic Wittgensteina. ... - Date : Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:50:41 GMT+00:00
這是救人還是殺人? - 中時電子報 Tweet this news
中時電子報--去年過底過世的牛津大學女哲學家-Philippa Foot-生前提出火車難題。第一個情境是，有一節失去控制的車廂，正朝向五個人疾馳而去，這時假如你正好站在轉轍器旁，將轉轍器 ... - Date : Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:01:23 GMT+00:00
Christchurch damage bill to run into billions - ABC Online Tweet this news
ABC Online--The New Zealand government says it may have to -foot- the bill for thousands of uninsured people affected by the earthquake. ... - Date : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:40:09 GMT+00:00
Yerdeki paraya THY 'formülü' - Sabah Tweet this news
Sabah--İlk olarak daha önceki "vagon" sorusundan ismini hatırlayacağınız, felsefeci -Philippa Foot-'u dinleyelim. Foot'a göre hem "kemancı" sorusunda hem da kürtajla ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:36:35 GMT+00:00
Boy's minder in care bid - TheMercury.com.au Tweet this news
TheMercury.com.au--Acting Insp -Philippa- Burk said police were continuing to investigate Jaymie's disappearance and were interviewing several people of interest. ... - Date : Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:16:20 GMT+00:00
Barış Soydan'la etik rehberi - Sabah Tweet this news
Sabah--Thomson'ın kendi sorusuna yanıtını da yazacağım, ona karşı çıkan felsefeci -Philippa Foot-'un yanıtını da.. Ve tabii sizin yanıtlarınızı da! Ama Cuma günü. ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:29:40 GMT+00:00
Photos: Inciting Art-Gallery Dance Parties with Jeffry Cudlin - Washington City Paper (blog) Tweet this news
Washington City Paper (blog)--“Extra-large doesn't mean 6--foot--4 man,” Cudlin laments. Cudlin in drag is meant to be an impersonation of -Philippa- PB Hughes, the local art-events planner ... - Date : Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:00:25 GMT+00:00



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