G. E. Moore
English philosopher, initiator of analytic philosophy, advocate of common sense.
George Edward Moore was an English philosopher who helped start analytic philosophy alongside Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein.[1] He is known for defending common-sense concepts and for his work in ethics, epistemology, and metaphysics.[1]
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- George Edward Moore
- Born
- 4 November 1873
- Birthplace
- Upper Norwood, London, England
- Died
- 24 October 1958
- Resting place
- Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge
- Education
- Trinity College, Cambridge (BA, 1896)
- Era
- 19th-/20th-century philosophy
- Institutions
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Aristotelian Society (president, 1918–19)
- Ethical Union (president, 1935–36)
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
Moore was born on 4 November 1873 in Upper Norwood, London, the middle child of seven born to doctor Daniel Moore and Henrietta Sturge.[2] Moore was a member of the Cambridge Apostles from 1894 to 1901.[3] Moore chaired the Cambridge University Moral Sciences Club from 1912 to 1944.[3] Moore held the position of Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University and also served as the editor of the journal Mind.[3]
Moore passed away on 24 October 1958 at the Evelyn Nursing Home in England.[4]
What the cited sources add
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy states that Moore's classification of the moral as non-natural was a key hinge for Anglo-American moral philosophy until roughly 1960.[5] That source also notes that Moore, along with Bertrand Russell, is widely acknowledged as a founder of analytic philosophy.[5] Monk's article also states that Bloomsbury developed a veneration of Moore as great as that expressed by Russell.[6] The Moral Sciences Club history records that Moore's paper 'Nature of Judgment' was given on 21 October 1898 and is considered a founding document of analytical philosophy.[7]
That same source notes that Moore and Wittgenstein persuaded the Club to appoint a Chairman and limit talks to seven minutes.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "G. E. Moore" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Preston, "George Edward Moore (1873—1958)", Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy; Monk, "He was the most revered philosopher of his era. So why did GE Moore disappear from history?", Prospect, 3 April 2020 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "G. E. Moore" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Levy, "Moore: G. E. Moore and the Cambridge Apostles", Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1979, p. 28–30; Gwynn, "Sturge Moore and the Life of Art", University of Kansas Press, 1951, p. 9; "Father Daniel", The National Archives (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "G. E. Moore" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Levy, "Moore: G.E. Moore and the Cambridge Apostles", Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1979, p. 319; "Wittgenstein: Lectures, Cambridge 1930–1933: From the Notes of G. E. Moore", Cambridge University Press, 2016; Ahmed, "The Moral Sciences Club (A Short History)", Faculty of Philosophy, 6 September 2013; (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "G. E. Moore" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Baldwin, "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", 23 September 2004, p. 936–939 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Preston, "George Edward Moore (1873—1958)", Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. facts only, no text reused. iep.utm.edu
- Monk, "He was the most revered philosopher of his era. So why did GE Moore disappear from history?", Prospect, 3 April 2020. facts only, no text reused. prospectmagazine.co.uk
- Ahmed, "The Moral Sciences Club (A Short History)", Faculty of Philosophy, 6 September 2013. facts only, no text reused. phil.cam.ac.uk
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