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Philippa Ruth Foot FBA (/ ˈ f ɪ l ɪ p ə ˈ f ʊ t /; née Bosanquet; 3 October 1920 – 3 October 2010) was an English philosopher and one of the founders of contemporary virtue ethics. Her work was inspired by Aristotelian ethics. Along with Judith Jarvis Thomson, she is credited with inventing the trolley problem.
Aug 17, 2018 · Philippa Foot. First published Fri Aug 17, 2018; substantive revision Thu Dec 9, 2021. Philippa Foot wrote many articles treating issues in metaethics, moral psychology, and applied ethics, as well as one monograph on moral philosophy. Throughout her career, she defended the objectivity of morality against various forms of noncognitivism and ...
Philippa Foot has for decades been one of Oxford’s best-known and most original ethicists. Her groundbreaking papers won her worldwide recognition but at the dawn of the new century she has finally published her first full-length book. Editor Rick Lewis asked her about goodness, vice, plants and Nietzsche.
Oct 9, 2010 · By William Grimes. Oct. 9, 2010. Philippa Foot, a philosopher who argued that moral judgments have a rational basis, and who introduced the renowned ethical thought experiment known as the...
Feb 27, 2019 · A comprehensive overview of the life and work of Philippa Foot, a leading philosopher of 20th-century analytic philosophy. Learn about her contributions to moral philosophy, virtue ethics, neo-Aristotelianism, and Wittgensteinian influence.
Philippa Foot is a renowned moral philosopher who challenges the is/ought gap and speaker-relative accounts of ethics. In this interview, she explains her concept of natural goodness, based on objective human needs, and her view of practical rationality and moral judgement.
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Feb 22, 2001 · Philippa Foot argues for a naturalistic theory of ethics, which she calls 'natural normativity', and criticizes subjectivism, non-cognitivism, and immoralism. The book explores the concept of natural norms, practical rationality, human goodness, and happiness in relation to plants, animals, and human beings.
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