Moore's Ethics (Elements in Ethics)

Shaw, William H.

Cambridge University Press（2020/09発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 70 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781108706544
• DDC分類 170

Full Description

This Element critically surveys the full range of G. E. Moore's ethical thought, including: (1) his rejection of naturalism in favor of the view that 'good' designates a simple, indefinable property, which cannot be identified with or reduced to any other property; (2) his understanding of intrinsic value, his doctrine of organic wholes, his repudiation of hedonism, and his substantive account of the most important goods and evils; and (3) his critique of egoism and subjectivism and his elaboration of a non-hedonistic variant of utilitarianism that, among other things, creatively blends aspects of act- and rule-oriented versions of that theory.

Contents

Introduction; 1. The Meaning of 'Good'; 2. Intrinsic Goodness; 3. The Things That Are Good; 4. Right and Wrong; 5. Ethics in Practice; Conclusion; References.