G.E. Moore
OriginUK
Era1873
SchoolAnalytic
About G.E. Moore
Principia Ethica argued that good is simple and indefinable. Named the naturalistic fallacy of confusing goodness with pleasure or evolution. Proved an external world by holding up his two hands. Edited the journal Mind for decades. Russell treated him as the supreme judge of arguments. The Bloomsbury Group built its aesthetic on his idea of intrinsic value.
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