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Jan 2022
20m 55s

Benjamin Lipscomb on 4 Women Philosopher...

EDMONDS AND WARBURTON
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In Oxford during the Second World War four women philosophers came to prominence. Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Iris Murdoch, and Mary Midgley were friends and met to discuss their ideas, particulary about ethics. Benjamin Lipscomb, author of a recent book about them, The Women Are Up To Something, speaks to David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosop ... Show More
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