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George Edward Moore
Pesci, Francesco
2013
Abstract
G. E. Moore (1873-1958) was a British philosopher who contributed decisively to the birth of analytic philosophy. Although he didn’t enjoy the same notoriety that Russell and Wittgenstein did out of the academy, his influence has been deep and enduring, and has marked crucial moments in the agenda of the analytic tradition. From his early contributions in the revolt against British idealism (Bradley, McTaggart) to his mature essays on common sense and skepticism, his positions have been the target of criticisms and appreciations, constantly shaping the philosophical debate. A special place is to be assigned to Principia Ethica (1903), whose publication conventionally identifies the starting point of analytic ethics, which for more than fifty years relied on conceptual analysis to reveal the ontological and semantic commitments implicit in our judgments of value.
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Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
Source
Francesco Pesci, "George Edward Moore", in "APhEx 7", 2013, pp. 45
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it
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