Böcker av G. E. Moore

Principia Ethica, written in 1903, was a groundbreaking work of moral philosophy. Its author, G.E. Moore, questioned a fundamental pillar of ethics-specifically, what the definition of "good" is. As influential now as it was in its own time-period, Principia Ethica represented an advance in human thinking and is a worthy work for current and future generations to study to gain a better understanding of values and ethics.

G.E. Moore, more than either Bertrand Russell or Ludwig Wittgenstein was chiefly responsible for the rise of the analytic method in 20th century philosophy. This selection of his writings shows Moore at his very best.

Principia Ethica is reprinted here with the previously unpublished Preface Moore wrote for a planned, but never completed, second edition. The volume also includes two important pieces from Moore's later ethical writing, 'Free will' and 'The conception of intrinsic value', and a new introduction by Thomas Baldwin.