Routledge Guides to the Great Books

The first introduction to the notoriously difficult Principia Ethica

The text not only provides the reader with the historical background but comprehensively examines the arguments surrounding Moore’s theories.

Situates Moore and Principia Ethica in an historical context, especially important given that without a guidebook such as this students would have to learn about Moore through the writings of other philosophers

Assesses the contribution of Moore to contemporary thought which is relevant because of the current revivial of nonnaturalism which has bought Moorean doctrines back to the centre of metaethical debates.