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Principia Ethica is a book written in 1903 by British philosopher, G. E. Moore. Moore questions a fundamental pillar of ethics, specifically what the definition of "good" is. He concludes that "good" is indefinable because any attempts to do so commit the naturalistic fallacy.
- THE SUBJECT-MATTER OF ETHICS. 1. It is very easy to point out some among our every-day judgments, with the truth of which Ethics is undoubtedly concerned.
- NATURALISTIC ETHICS. 24. It results from the conclusions of Chapter I, that all ethical questions fall under one or other of three classes. The first class contains but one question—the question What is the nature of that peculiar predicate, the relation of which to other things constitutes the object of all other ethical investigations?
- HEDONISM. 36. In this chapter we have to deal with what is perhaps the most famous and the most widely held of all ethical principles—the principle that nothing is good but pleasure.
- METAPHYSICAL ETHICS. 66. In this chapter I propose to deal with a type of ethical theory which is exemplified in the ethical views of the Stoics, of Spinoza, of Kant, and especially of a number of modern writers, whose views in this respect are mainly due to the influence of Hegel.
Jan 26, 2005 · G.E. Moore’s Principia Ethica of 1903 is often considered a revolutionary work that set a new agenda for 20 th -century ethics. This historical view is, however, somewhat overstated.
Jun 27, 2024 · G. E. Moore's Principia Ethica was published in 1903. In the book Moore defends four theses. The first two are meta-ethical, about the nature of good, whereas the third and fourth express his first-order evaluative views about which acts are right and which things are good.
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Nov 11, 1993 · Principia Ethica. George Edward Moore, Thomas Baldwin. Cambridge University Press, Nov 11, 1993 - Philosophy - 313 pages. Principia Ethica is recognized as the definitive starting point for...
Nov 2, 2016 · Download or read online the classic work of ethical theory by the British philosopher George Edward Moore. Principia Ethica explores the concepts of good, right, duty, and naturalism in ethics.
Mar 26, 2004 · Principia Ethica. The main achievement of Moore's early period is his book Principia Ethica. It was published in 1903 but was the culmination of the reflections which Moore commenced in his 1897 dissertation on ‘The Metaphysical basis of Ethics’.
