From Parmenides to Wittgenstein, Volume 1

G. E. M. Anscombe (1919-2001) read classics and philosophy at St Hugh's College, Oxford from 1937 to 1941 in which year she married the philosopher Peter Geach. She subsequently researched in philosophy at Newnham College, Cambridge where she became a student and friend of Ludwig Wittgenstein. She's considered one of analytical philosophy's most prominent figures and a leader in the field of virtue ethics.

• Parmenides, mystery and contradiction The early theory of formsThe new theory of formsUnderstanding proofs: Meno, 85d₉-86c₂, continuedAristotle and the sea battleThe principle of individuationThought and action in AristotleNecessity and truthHume and Julius Caesar"Whatever has a beginning of existence must have a cause": Hume's argument exposedWill and emotionRetractionThe question of linguistic idealism