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G.E.M. Anscombe (1919–2001): British analytic philosopher. Noted for her work in philosophy of action, ethics, and philosophy of mind. Influential works include "Intention" (1957) and contributions to virtue ethics. Played a pivotal role in the revival of Thomistic philosophy.
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Meaning: Differs from the reference object (reference). The object does not have to exist for an expression to have a meaning. Words are not related to objects in a one-to-one correspondence. There is an important distinction between word meaning and sentence meaning. See also use theory, sentence meaning, reference, truth, meaning theory._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |
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