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Elizabeth Anscombe

In Our Time: Philosophy by BBC

Jul 20, 202354:45Society & Culture

In 1956 Oxford University awarded an honorary degree to the former US president Harry S. Truman for his role in ending the Second World War. One philosopher, Elizabeth Anscombe (1919 – 2001), objected strongly. She argue...

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Elizabeth Anscombe is an episode from In Our Time: Philosophy by BBC. In 1956 Oxford University awarded an honorary degree to the former US president Harry S. Truman for his role in ending the Second World War. One philosopher, Elizabeth An...

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Published Jul 20, 2023, 54:45 long, audio available.