George Edward Moore
George Edward Moore
George Edward "G. E." Moore OM FBAwas an English philosopher. He was, with Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, andGottlob 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 amongthe...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth4 November 1873
All moral laws are merely statements that certain kinds of actions will have good effects.
I am free in performing an action if I could have done otherwise if I had chosen to.
Now, in my opinion, a woman has no business with Power-Power admits no equal, and dismisses friendship for flattery. Besides, it keeps the men at a distance, and that is not always what we wish.
Beauty has wings, and too hastily flies, and love, unrewarded, soon sickens and dies.
A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.