Benjamin J.B. Lipscomb on Four Women Philosophers who Broke the Mold

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Benjamin J.B. Lipscomb on Four Women Philosophers who Broke the Mold

Andrew Keen

Nov 11, 2021

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode Andrew is joined by Benjamin J.B. Lipscomb, the author of The Women Are Up to Something: How Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch Revolutionized Ethics, to discuss the fascinating history of four women philosophers who shaped the intellectual history of the 20th century.

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Linda Greenhouse, the winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize, writes about the Supreme Court and the law. She reported on the Supreme Court for The New York Times from 1978 to 2008 and currently teaches at Yale Law School.

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