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Elizabeth Anscombe made significant contributions to ethics and action theory, being one of the first female analytic philosophers. For example, she coined the term "consequentialism", and Anscombe's ideas about causality and intentions competed with Hume's theory of causality. At the same time, she was Wittgenstein's closest friend, the executor of his inheritance, a zealous Catholic in a non-Catholic country, and an activist who spoke out against Harry Truman, abortion, and contraception. In this podcast, Vasil and I discuss Anscombe's complex personality and her philosophical legacy. Support: https://boosty.to/insolarance Participants: Vasil, Alexey Kardash. Insolarance: Website: https://insolarance.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/insolarance VK: https://vk.com/insolarance_cult Alexey: https://t.me/here_was_dragons Patreon: / insolarance Vasil's channel: / yaldabogov https://vk.com/yaldabogov Timestamps: 00:00 Who is Elizabeth Anscombe? 6:00 What is consequentialism? Why did Anscombe believe that everyone who studied moral philosophy in her time was studying nonsense? 17:13 The thesis on the variability of descriptions 20:00 What limits the possibilities of moral description? How do descriptions impose responsibility? 29:37 Are we responsible for all the consequences of our actions? Two types of consequences 33:31 Durkheim and Thomas Aquinas's doctrine of double consequence 36:56 Lack of action and the calculation of consequences. The Convergence of Two Interpretations of Consequentialism 43:06 The Doctrine of Threefold Consequence 47:05 Anscombe's View of Intentions, Causes, and Effects 1:01:51 The Cognitive Role of Intention Attribution and Anscombe's Wittgensteinianism 1:09:32 Anscombe's Indeterminism and Hume's Critique 1:19:02 On Anscombe's Character, Life, and Foundation