Philippa Foot
Philippa Ruth Foot (/ˈfɪlɪpə ˈfʊt/; née Bosanquet; 3 October 1920 – 3 October 2010) was an English philosopher.
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| Born | Philippa Ruth Bosanquet 3 October 1920 Owston Ferry, England |
| Died | 3 October 2010 (aged 90) Oxford, England |
| Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy Aretaic turn Aristotelianism |
| Institutions | Somerville College, Oxford UCLA |
Main interests | Ethics, aesthetics |
Notable ideas | Trolley problem, modern revival of virtue ethics |
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