JOIN THE COLLEGIUM INSTITUTE FOR A SPECIAL LUNCHEON WITH PROF.
JENNIFER FREY (UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA) TO DISCUSS THE LIFE AND
LEGACY OF ELIZABETH ANSCOMBE.ELIZABETH Anscombe was one of the most
important and influential analytic philosophers of the twentieth
century. One of the last lectures she delivered was titled "Doing the
TRUTH." In it, she set out to identify and clarify a specifically
practical mode of TRUTH AS THE PROPER GOAL OF A SPECIFICALLY PRACTICAL
MODE OF REASONING AND KNOWLEDGE. This talk will explore how Anscombe
understands practical truth by relating it to her influential theory
of the intentionality of action; its ultimate suggestion is that
"doing the truth" just is living a good human life--i.e., knowingly
performing actions in accordance with true judgments of right
practical reasoning. The person who achieves this truth is virtuous,
someone who can stand as an exemplar (or rule and measure) for those
who seek the truth but have not yet realized it in their lives.
April 25, 2019 – 12:00 pm-1:30
CAFE 58, IRVINE AUDITORIUM, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
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