Quotes by G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica

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....it seems to me that a pleasurable Contemplation of Beauty has certainly an immeasurably greater value than mere Cons — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
....it seems to me that a pleasurable Contemplation of Beauty has certainly an immeasurably greater value than mere Cons — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
...fiction is as useful as truth, for giving us matter, upon which to exercise the judgment of value. — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
...fiction is as useful as truth, for giving us matter, upon which to exercise the judgment of value. — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
Egoism holds, therefore, is that each man's happiness is the sole good--that a number of different things are each of th — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
Egoism holds, therefore, is that each man's happiness is the sole good--that a number of different things are each of th — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
If i am asked 'what is good? my answer is that good is good, and that is the end of the matter. Or if I am asked 'How is — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
If i am asked 'what is good? my answer is that good is good, and that is the end of the matter. Or if I am asked 'How is — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
...if good is defined as something else, it is then impossible either to prove that any other definition is wrong or eve — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
...if good is defined as something else, it is then impossible either to prove that any other definition is wrong or eve — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
Good, then, is indefinable.... — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
Good, then, is indefinable.... — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
For it is the business of Ethics, I must insist, not only to obtain true results, but also to find valid reasons for the — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
For it is the business of Ethics, I must insist, not only to obtain true results, but also to find valid reasons for the — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
We must not, therefore, be frightened by the assertion that a thing is natural into the admission that it is good; good — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
We must not, therefore, be frightened by the assertion that a thing is natural into the admission that it is good; good — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
Was the excellence of Socrates or of Shakespeare normal? Was it not rather abnormal, extraordinary? It is, I think, obvi — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
Was the excellence of Socrates or of Shakespeare normal? Was it not rather abnormal, extraordinary? It is, I think, obvi — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
If indeed good were a feeling....then it would exist in time. But that is why to call it so is to commit the naturalisti — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
If indeed good were a feeling....then it would exist in time. But that is why to call it so is to commit the naturalisti — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica