Moore's Ethics

by William H Shaw and William H. Shaw

This Element critically surveys the full range of G. E. Moore's ethical thought, including: (1) his rejection of naturalism in favor of the view that 'good' designates a simple, indefinable property, which cannot be identified with or reduced to any other property; (2) his understanding of intrinsic value, his doctrine of organic wholes, his repudiation of hedonism, and his substantive account of the most important goods and evils; and (3) his critique...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108706541
• ISBN13: 9781108706544
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"