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Western philosophy
20th Century
Name
Peter Geach
Birth 29 March 1916
School/tradition Analytic philosophy
Main interests Philosophical Logic, History of philosophy, Philosophy of religion
Notable ideas Analytical Thomism
Influenced by Ludwig Wittgenstein
Influenced G. E. M. Anscombe (wife), Anthony Kenny

Peter Thomas Geach (IPA: /giːtʃ/; born 29 March 1916) is a British philosopher. Western philosophy is a term that refers to philosophical thinking in the Western or Occidental world, as distinct from Eastern or Oriental philosophies See also [[Analytic philosophy]] and [[Continental philosophy]] The 20th century brought with it upheavals that produced a series of conflicting developments within Philosophy Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Analytic philosophy (sometimes analytical philosophy) is a generic term for a style of Philosophy that came to dominate English-speaking countries in the 20th century This article is about Philosophical logic not Philosophy of logic Philosophical logic is the study of the more specifically philosophical aspects of The history of Philosophy is the study of philosophical ideas and concepts through time Philosophy of religion is a branch of Philosophy that is concerned with the philosophical study of religion including arguments over the nature and existence of God religious Analytical Thomism is a philosophical movement which promotes the interchange of ideas between the thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas (including the philosophy carried G E M Anscombe ( 18 March, 1919 &ndash 5 January, 2001) born Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe, but better known as Elizabeth Sir Anthony John Patrick Kenny FBA (born 16 March 1931 in Liverpool) is an English Philosopher whose interests lie Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year His areas of interest are the history of philosophy, philosophical logic, the theory of identity, and the philosophy of religion. The history of Philosophy is the study of philosophical ideas and concepts through time This article is about Philosophical logic not Philosophy of logic Philosophical logic is the study of the more specifically philosophical aspects of Type physicalism (also known as Type Identity Theory, Mind-Brain Identity Theory and Identity Theory of Mind) is a theory in Philosophy of mind Philosophy of religion is a branch of Philosophy that is concerned with the philosophical study of religion including arguments over the nature and existence of God religious

His early work includes the classic texts Mental Acts, and Reference and Generality, which defends an essentially modern conception of reference against medieval theories of supposition. In general a reference is a relation between objects in which one object designates by linking to another object

His Catholic perspective is integral to his philosophy. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". He is perhaps the founder of Analytical Thomism (though the current of thought running through his and Elizabeth Anscombe's work to the present day was only ostensibly so named forty years later by John Haldane), the aim of which is to synthesise Thomistic and Analytic approaches. Analytical Thomism is a philosophical movement which promotes the interchange of ideas between the thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas (including the philosophy carried G E M Anscombe ( 18 March, 1919 &ndash 5 January, 2001) born Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe, but better known as Elizabeth He defends the Thomistic position that human beings are essentially rational animals, each one miraculously created. In Epistemology and in its broadest sense rationalism is "any view appealing to Reason as a source of knowledge or justification" (Lacey 286 He dismisses Darwinistic attempts to regard reason as inessential to our humanity, as "mere sophistry, laughable, or pitiable. Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life " He repudiates any capacity for language in animals as mere "association of manual signs with things or performances. Animal language is the modeling of human language in non human animal systems "

Geach dismisses both pragmatic and epistemic conceptions of truth, commending a version of the correspondence theory proposed by Aquinas. The meaning of the word truth extends from Honesty, Good faith, and Sincerity in general to agreement with Fact or Reality The correspondence theory of truth states that the truth or falsity of a statement is determined only by how it relates to the world and whether it accurately describes (i He argues that there is one reality rooted in God himself, who is the ultimate Truthmaker. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. God is Truth.

He was recently awarded the papal cross "Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice" by the Holy See for his philosophical work. The Holy Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice is an Award of the Roman Catholic Church. The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent Episcopal see of the Roman Catholic

His wife was the noted philosopher and Wittgenstein scholar Elizabeth Anscombe. G E M Anscombe ( 18 March, 1919 &ndash 5 January, 2001) born Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe, but better known as Elizabeth Both converts to Roman Catholicism, they had seven children.

Selected Publications

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