Principia Ethica by G E Moore

Principia Ethica by G E Moore

Principia Ethica is recognised as the definitive starting point for twentieth-century ethical theory. Its influence was first largely confined to the Bloomsbury Group - Maynard Keynes wrote that it was 'better than Plato' - who took it up for its celebration of the values of art and love; but later it achieved the widespread recognition it still retains as a classic text of analytic ethical theory. It is particularly renowned for Moore's argument that previous ethical theories have been guilty of a fallacy - the 'naturalistic fallacy'. Principia Ethica is reprinted here with the previously unpublished Preface Moore wrote for a planned, but never completed, second edition. Though unfinished, it sets out clearly Moore's second thoughts about his own work. The volume also includes two important pieces from his later ethical writings, 'Free will' and 'The conception of intrinsic value', and a new introduction by Thomas Baldwin.

On November 4, 1873, at Upper Norwood, London, GEORGE EDWARD MOORE, prominent epistemologist, moral philosopher, and ordinary language philosopher, was born. He received his education at the University of Cambridge's Dulwich College, where he focused in classics until deciding to pursue philosophy. From 1911 to 1925, he lectured at Cambridge before being appointed professor and teaching there until his retirement in 1939. Moore was the editor of the globally acclaimed journal Mind from 1921 until 1947, in addition to producing Principia Ethica (1902). In 1951, he was granted the Order of Merit, England's highest honor. On October 24, 1958, he died in Cambridge.

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ISBN 13	9780521448482
ISBN 10	0521448484
Title	Principia Ethica
Author	G E Moore
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1993-11-11
Number of pages	352
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