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Philippa Foot

Philippa Foot

1920–2010

Philippa Ruth Foot 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.

2 books in collection

Recommended 2001

Natural Goodness

Philosophy

Recommended 2002

Virtues and Vices

Philosophy