Philippa Foot
English philosopher (1920–2010)
Philippa Ruth Foot FBA (/ˈfɪlɪpə ˈfʊt/; née Bosanquet; 3 October 1920 – 3 October 2010) was an English philosopher.
Philippa Foot | |
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Born | Philippa Ruth Bosanquet 3 October 1920 Owston Ferry, England |
Died | 3 October 2010 Oxford, England | (aged 90)
Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic philosophy Aretaic turn Aristotelianism |
Institutions | Somerville College, Oxford UCLA |
Main interests | Ethics, aesthetics |
Notable ideas | Trolley problem, modern revival of virtue ethics |
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