Geach, Peter Thomas

(1919-)

   An English Roman-Catholic philosopher known for his firm views and trenchant expression of them, Geach has contributed greatly to the establishment in the UK of analytical Thomism, that is, a re-expression of the views of Thomas Aquinas in the manner of contemporary analytical philosophy and without much of the metaphysical and logical baggage of medieval philosophy. Most of Geach's work has been in logic, philosophy of mind, or philosophy of religion, in which he has defended the traditional doctrine of Hell, but argued for something like open theism in his denial that there is any future now for God to know now. He has also proposed a novel interpretation of the doctrine of the Trinity in terms of relative identity. He was married to Elizabeth Anscombe.

   See Anscombe, Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret; Aquinas, Thomas; Hell; philosophy, medieval; theism, open; Trinity, doctrine of the

   Further reading: Geach 1977a, 1977b, 1980 and 2000; Gormally 1994; Lewis, Harry A. 1991