The Naturalistic Fallacy

Book Overview

At the turn of the twentieth century, G. E. Moore contemptuously dismissed most previous 'ethical systems' for committing the 'Naturalistic Fallacy'. This fallacy - which has been variously understood, but has almost always been seen as something to avoid - was perhaps the greatest structuring force on subsequent ethical theorising. To a large extent, to understand the Fallacy is to understand contemporary ethics. This volume aims to provide that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107168791
• ISBN13: 9781107168794
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 10.0"