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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.
- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-7
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“Good” and the Things That are Good
Pages 8-39
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Moore’s Commitment to Consequentialism
Pages 40-67
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Rebuttals and Refinements
Pages 68-93
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Limits to Moral Knowledge
Pages 94-122
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Moore on Right and Wrong
- Book Subtitle
- The Normative Ethics of G.E. Moore
- Authors
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- W.H. Shaw
- Series Title
- Philosophical Studies Series
- Series Volume
- 61
- Copyright
- 1995
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-94-015-8537-8
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-015-8537-8
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-7923-3223-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-90-481-4489-1
- Series ISSN
- 0921-8599
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 206
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