Early philosophical writings
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Early philosophical writings
Cambridge University Press, 2011
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An edition of the author's 1897 and 1898 dissertations with examiners' reports
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- The 1897 dissertation, The metaphysical basis of ethics / by George Edward Moore
- H.S. on G.E. Moore, dissertation on the metaphysical basis of ethics / Henry Sidgwick
- Report on Mr. Moore's essay / Edward Caird
- The 1898 dissertation, The metaphysical basis of ethics / by George Edward Moore
- Report on a dissertation entitled "The metaphysical basis of ethics" by Mr. G.E. Moore / Bernard Bosanquet
Description and Table of Contents
Description
G. E. Moore's fame as a philosopher rests on his ethics of love and beauty, which inspired Bloomsbury, and on his 'common sense' certainties which challenge abstract philosophical theory. Behind this lies his critical engagement with Kant's idealist philosophy, which is published here for the first time. These early writings, Moore's fellowship dissertations of 1897 and 1898, show how he initiated his influential break with idealism. In 1897 his main target was Kant's ethics, but by 1898 it was the whole Kantian project of transcendental philosophy that he rejected, and the theory which he developed to replace it gave rise to the new project of philosophy as logical analysis. This edition includes comments by Moore's examiners Henry Sidgwick, Edward Caird and Bernard Bosanquet, and in a substantial introduction the editors explore the crucial importance of the dissertations to the history of twentieth-century philosophical thought.
Table of Contents
- 1. Editors' introduction
- 2. Moore's 1897 dissertation
- 3. Reports by Sidgwick and Caird
- 4. Moore's 1898 dissertation
- 5. Report by Bosanquet.
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