Themes from G. E. Moore New Essays in Epistemology and Ethics

by Nuccetelli, Susana; Seay, Gary

• ISBN13: 9780199281725
• ISBN10: 0199281726
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-10
• Publisher: Clarendon Press

Summary

These thirteen original essays, whose authors include some of the world's leading philosophers, examine themes from the work of the Cambridge philosopher G. E. Moore (1873-1958), and demonstrate his considerable continuing influence on philosophical debate. Part I bears on epistemologicaltopics, such as scepticism about the external world, the significance of common sense, and theories of perception. Part II is devoted to themes in ethics, such as Moore's open question argument, his non-naturalism, utilitarianism, and his notion of organic unities.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
List of Contributors	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
Moorean Themes in Epistemology	p. 23
The Perils of Dogmatism	p. 25
Moore's Proof	p. 49
Fixing the Transmission: The New Mooreans	p. 62
Moore's Anti-skeptical Strategies	p. 84
Moore's Common Sense	p. 100
G. E. Moore on Sense-data and Perception	p. 119
Moore's Paradox and the Norm of Belief	p. 142
Can the Dead Speak?	p. 158
Moorean Themes in Ethics	p. 181
How is Moorean Value Related to Reasons for Attitudes?	p. 183
Moorean Moral Phenomenology	p. 203
Open Questions and the Nature of Philosophical Analysis	p. 227
Desiring to Desire: Russell, Lewis, and G.E. Moore	p. 244
What's Right with the Open Question Argument	p. 261
Non-naturalism	p. 283
Beyond Moore's Utilitarianism	p. 307
Moore's Account of Vindictive Punishment: A Test Case for Theories of Organic Unities	p. 325
Index	p. 343
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