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Did G.E.M. Anscombe publish Modern Moral Philosophy in 1958

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“In 1958, G.E.M. Anscombe published “Modern Moral Philosophy,” a landmark essay criticizing the limitations of duty-based ethics and sparking renewed interest in character.”
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Confidence: High Checked on October 12, 2026

Summary

G. E. M. Anscombe’s essay “Modern Moral Philosophy” was indeed published in 1958. It critiqued duty‑based (deontological) ethics and is widely recognized as having revived interest in character‑focused, virtue‑ethical approaches.

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  • Anscombe, G. E. M. | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    Her rejection of both consequentialism and obligation-centered deontological ethical theories has been a major reason for the rise of virtue ethics. That being said, it is worth repeating that Anscombe does not reject all talk of moral obligation. For instance, if I make a promise or sign a ...

  • Virtue Ethics | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    It goes on to examine some common ... ... In 1958 Elisabeth Anscombe published a paper titled “Modern Moral Philosophy” that changed the way we think about normative theories....

academia.edu
  • (PDF) Modern Moral Philosophy Before and After Anscombe

    This is in part because Anscombe influenced the formation of 'virtue theory' as yet another position within normative ethics, and her work contributed to the fashioning of 'moral psychology' as an altogether distinct (and now increasingly empirical) ...

en.wikipedia.org
  • Modern Moral Philosophy - Wikipedia

    "Modern Moral Philosophy" is an article on moral philosophy by G. E. M. Anscombe, originally published in the journal Philosophy, vol. 33, no. 124 (January 1958).

philarchive.org
  • ANSCOMBE ON THE MESMERIC FORCE OF 'OUGHT' ...

    Oxford philosophy itself. Just a few years after 1958 – apparently without any · awareness by Anscombe – John Searle took precisely this step49. Besides, a non- consequentialist view of justice and benevolence – Kant’s two basic · imperatives – has been worked out by Kant himself in the universally · neglected Metaphysics of Morality50...

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  • MODERN MORAL PHILOSOPHY

    It will be framed by the challenge Elizabeth Anscombe famously · issued in “Modern Moral Philosophy” that Western ethical philosophers’ focus · on deontic morality during this period has been substantially misplaced (Ans- combe 1958).1 · My attention will be devoted mainly to modern ...

philpapers.org

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