G. E. Moore
Philosopher, Author
1873 – 1958
Who was G. E. Moore?
George Edward "G. E." Moore OM, FBA was an English philosopher. He was, with Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Gottlob Frege, one of the founders of the analytic tradition in philosophy. Along with Russell, he led the turn away from idealism in British philosophy, and became well known for his advocacy of common sense concepts, his contributions to ethics, epistemology, and metaphysics, and "his exceptional personality and moral character." He was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, highly influential among the Bloomsbury Group, and the editor of the influential journal Mind. He was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 1918. He was a member of the Cambridge Apostles, the intellectual secret society, from 1894, and the Cambridge University Moral Sciences Club.
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- Born
- Nov 4, 1873
London - Also known as
- G. E. Moore
- G. Moore
- George Edward Moore
- Siblings
- Religion
- Atheism
- Profession
- Education
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Dulwich College
- University of Cambridge
- Died
- Oct 24, 1958
Cambridge
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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