1st Edition

The Routledge Guidebook to Moore's Principia Ethica

By Susana Nuccetelli Copyright 2022
294 Pages
by Routledge

294 Pages
by Routledge

294 Pages
by Routledge

G.E. Moore’s Principia Ethica is a landmark publication in twentieth-century moral philosophy. Through focusing on the origin and evolution of his main doctrines, this guidebook makes it clear that Moore was an innovator whose provocative take on traditional philosophical problems ignited heated debates among philosophers. Principia Ethica is an important text for those attempting to... Read more

Preface

1. Life and Work (with Gary Seay)

2. Principia Ethica in Its Context (with Gary Seay)

3. Philosophy of Ethics

4. Moral Language and Thought

5. The Open Question Argument (with Gary Seay)

6. The Naturalistic Fallacy (with Gary Seay)

7. Moral Knowledge

8. Moral Properties and Truths

9. Intrinsic Value

10. Moral Obligation

11. Normative Ethics and Theory of Value

Epilogue: The Legacy of G. E. and Principia Ethica.

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Susana Nuccetelli is Professor of Philosophy at St. Cloud State University, USA. Her most recent book is An Introduction to Latin American Philosophy (2020), and she is the author of Engaging Bioethics: An Introduction with Case Studies (with Gary Seay, Routledge, 2017) among other works.