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Moore on Right and Wrong

The Normative Ethics of G.E. Moore

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. William H. Shaw

    1. Department of Philosophy, San Jose State University, USA

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Part of the book series: Philosophical Studies Series (PSSP, volume 61)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • William H. Shaw
    Pages 1-7

  3. “Good” and the Things That are Good

    • William H. Shaw
    Pages 8-39

  4. Moore’s Commitment to Consequentialism

    • William H. Shaw
    Pages 40-67

  5. Rebuttals and Refinements

    • William H. Shaw
    Pages 68-93

  6. Limits to Moral Knowledge

    • William H. Shaw
    Pages 94-122

  7. Moral Rules

    • William H. Shaw
    Pages 123-147

  8. Individual Moral Choice

    • William H. Shaw
    Pages 148-178

  9. Conclusion

    • William H. Shaw
    Pages 179-188

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 180-205
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About this book

G.E. Moore's work shaped twentieth century ethics. But while his metaethical doctrines have seen decades of debate, little attention has been paid to his normative theory. Yet Moore broke fresh and important ground in elaborating an indirect, sophisticated, and non-hedonistic form of utilitarianism. Moore on Right and Wrong is a critical reconstruction and exposition of this neglected side of his ethical thought. It situates his normative ethics with respect to traditional utilitarianism and assesses Moore's case for consequentialism. The final chapters explore in detail the implications of Moore's theory for individual moral conduct -- in particular, his denial of self-evident moral rules; his skepticism about knowledge of one's duty; his attempt to establish the validity of certain moral rules; and his account of what moral agents should do in situations where such rules apply and in situations where they do not.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, San Jose State University, USA

    William H. Shaw

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Moore on Right and Wrong

  • Book Subtitle: The Normative Ethics of G.E. Moore

  • Authors: William H. Shaw

  • Series Title: Philosophical Studies Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8537-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3223-7Published: 28 February 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4489-1Published: 28 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-8537-8Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0921-8599

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8349

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 206

  • Topics: Ethics, Modern Philosophy, Philosophy, general

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