Anscombe, Elizabeth

"Moral progress is possible only if we believe in objective human goods."

"Language games reveal that meaning is always embedded in human contexts."

"The will is not a mysterious faculty but the exercise of practical understanding."

"We must think of ethics as a guide to becoming excellent human beings."

"The reduction of morality to rules misses the essence of ethical understanding."

"Human action is purposive in a way that purely physical movement is not."

"Virtue ethics offers us a richer account of human flourishing than utilitarianism."

"To live well requires courage, not merely in facing dangers but in living truthfully."

"The contemporary divorce of fact from value has impoverished our moral thinking."

"Practical wisdom consists in the ability to judge what is required in particular situations."

"We must recover respect for the complexity and dignity of human action."

"The virtues are not independent but interconnected aspects of human excellence."

"Modern philosophy's attempt to be value-neutral has made it valueless."

"To understand morality, we must understand what kind of creatures we are."

"Language philosophy dissolves many pseudo-problems through careful attention to use."

"The will follows understanding; virtuous action requires clear perception of the good."

"We cannot escape responsibility by claiming that morality is merely subjective."

"Habits shape us in ways we often do not recognize until too late."

"The philosophical tradition is not dead but speaks to our deepest concerns."

"To act well is to act with integrity, which requires knowing who we are."

"Virtue requires not just knowledge but the transformation of our desires."

"The categories we inherit from our culture both enable and limit our understanding."

"Human beings naturally desire flourishing, even when they mistake what it consists in."

"The contemporary world lacks philosophical resources for thinking about the good life."

"Moral truth is not discovered through introspection but through careful attention to reality."

"We are what we repeatedly do; therefore excellence is a habit, not an act."

"The philosopher's task is to clarify concepts, not to create new realities."

"To live authentically requires rejecting merely conventional understandings of the good."

"Practical reasoning is as rigorous as theoretical reasoning, though differently so."

"The virtues are excellences that perfect our capacities as human beings."