Principia Ethica - Softcover

Moore, G. E.

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ISBN 10: 1536903183 ISBN 13: 9781536903188

Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub, 2016

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Principia Ethica is G. E. Moore's outstanding treatise of moral philosophy, wherein the philosopher posits that what is 'good' is indefinable, while demonstrating the fallacy of naturalism.

Upon its original publication in 1903, this text received strong reception within academia for its convincing and clearly stated views. Moore firmly believed that moral values could not be based upon a simple knowledge, but instead from rigorous and intuitive experience of life's pleasures - beholding beauty, enjoying friendships, and taking pleasure in activities. In this book, Moore convinces readers of his argument with a series of expositions which are today held as advancing the field of moral philosophy.

Influential in 20th century philosophy, this work was praised by Moore's contemporary Bertrand Russell and others in the scholarly community. For the student or enthusiast of modern moral philosophy, the Principia Ethica is vital reading. This edition presents the original text in full, with no abridgement made.

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"All future work on the nuanced development of Moore's ethical theory of necessity will have to make reference to this volume. The editor is to be commended for his useful introduction, appendix, and editorial skills." Ethics

Book Description:

Principia Ethica is reprinted here with the previously unpublished Preface Moore wrote for a planned, but never completed, second edition. The volume also includes two important pieces from Moore's later ethical writing, 'Free will' and 'The conception of intrinsic value', and a new introduction by Thomas Baldwin.

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