G. E. M. Anscombe (1919–2001)

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1. G. E. M. Anscombe

   Author of Intention, An Introduction to Wittgenstein's Tractatus (Wittgenstein Studies), Ethics, Religion and Politics: The Collected Philosophical Paper

2. Ludwig Wittgenstein

   Author of The Blue and Brown Books, On Certainty, Lectures & conversations on aesthetics, psychology and religious belief

3. W. V. Quine

   Author of From a Logical Point of View: 9 Logico-Philosophical Essays, Philosophy of Logic, Set Theory and Its Logic

4. Bernard Williams

   Author of Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy, Shame and Necessity (Sather Classical Lectures, Vol 57), Moral Luck

5. Thomas Nagel

   Author of The View From Nowhere, Mortal Questions, The Possibility of Altruism

6. G. E. Moore

   Author of Principia Ethica, Philosophical Papers, Philosophical Studies

7. Saul Kripke

   Author of Naming and Necessity, Wittgenstein; On Rules and Private Language; An Elementary Exposition

8. P. F. Strawson

   Author of Individuals, Introduction to Logical Theory, Philosophical Logic (Readings in Philosophy)

9. David K. Lewis

   Author of On the Plurality of Worlds, Counterfactuals

10. Donald Davidson

    Author of Inquiries into Truth and Interpretation (Philosophical Essays of Donald Davidson), Essays on Actions and Events

11. Philippa Foot

    Author of Natural Goodness, Virtues and Vices: And Other Essays in Moral Philosophy, Moral Dilemmas: and other topics in moral philosophy

12. Norman Malcolm

    Author of Ludwig Wittgenstein: A Memoir, Problems of mind; Descartes to Wittgenstein

13. Gilbert Ryle

    Author of The Concept of Mind, Dilemmas: The Tarner Lectures 1953

14. Clarence Irving Lewis

    Author of Mind and the World Order: Outline of a Theory of Knowledge, An analysis of knowledge and valuation

15. J. L. Austin

    Author of How to Do Things with Words: Second Edition (William James Lectures), Sense and Sensibilia, Philosophical Papers (Clarendon Paperbacks)

16. P. T. Geach

    Author of Mental Acts (Key Texts (South Bend, Ind.).), Reference and Generality: An Examination of Some Medieval and Modern Theories

17. John McDowell

    Author of Mind and World

18. Charles E. Curran

    Author of Catholic Social Teaching 1891-Present: A Historical, Theological, and Ethical Analysis (Moral Traditions Series), Moral norms and Catholic tradition, The Historical Development of Fundamental Moral Theology in the United States

19. Derek Parfit

    Author of Reasons and Persons (Oxford Paperbacks)

20. Leonard Linsky

    Author of Reference and Modality