G.E. Moore's ethical theory : resistance and reconciliation /

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"This is a comprehensive study of the ethics of G.E. Moore. Moore's ethical project, set out in his seminal text Principia Ethica, is to preserve common moral insight from skepticism and, in effect, persuade his readers to accept the objective character of goodness. Brian Hutchinson explor...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hutchinson, Brian, 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Moore, G. E. > (George Edward), > 1873-1958 > Ethics.
Moore, G. E. > (George Edward), > 1873-1958. > Principia ethica.
Moore, G. E. > (George Edward), > 1873-1958 > Morale.
Moore, G. E. > (George Edward), > 1873-1958
Moore, George Edward.
1900-1999
Ethics, Modern > 20th century.
Morale > 20e siècle.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Ethics
Ethics, Modern
Ethik
Ethiek.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Irony, Naivete, and Moore
  • 1. Simplicity, Indefinability, Nonnaturalness
  • 2. Good's Nonnaturalness
  • 3. The Paradox of Ethics and Its Resolution
  • 4. The Status of Ethics: Dimming the Future and Brightening the Past
  • 5. The Origin of the Awareness of Good and the Theory of Common Sense
  • 6. Moore's Argument Against Egoism
  • 7. The Diagnosis of Egoism and the Consequences of Its Rejection
  • 8. Moore's Practical and Political Philosophy
  • 9. Moore's Cosmic Conservation
  • 10. Cosmic Conservatism II.

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