Principia Ethica

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Read by Fredrik Karlsson

English · 1903 · 10h 2m · Philosophy, *Non-fiction

4.8 (10 reviews)

George Edward Moore, usually known as G. E. Moore, (1873 – 1958) was a distinguished and influential English philosopher. He was, with Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and (before them) Gottlob Frege, one of the founders of the analytic tradition in philosophy.

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Preface 9:47 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 1: The Subject Matter of Ethics, part 1 29:12 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 1: The Subject Matter of Ethics, part 2 29:05 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 1: The Subject Matter of Ethics, part 3 34:33 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 2: Naturalistic Ethics, part 1 29:26 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 2: Naturalistic Ethics, part 2 27:34 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 3: Hedonism, part 1 31:56 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 3: Hedonism, part 2 36:22 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 3: Hedonism, part 3 30:45 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 3: Hedonism, part 4 34:10 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 4: Metaphysical Ethics, part 1 28:19 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 4: Metaphysical Ethics, part 2 29:06 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 4: Metaphysical Ethics, part 3 27:19 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 5: Ethics in Relation to Conduct, part 1 26:50 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 5: Ethics in Relation to Conduct, part 2 27:57 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 5: Ethics in Relation to Conduct, part 3 26:00 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 5: Ethics in Relation to Conduct, part 4 29:20 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 6: The Ideal, part 1 25:00 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 6: The Ideal, part 2 27:38 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 6: The Ideal, part 3 30:47 Read by Fredrik Karlsson
Chapter 6: The Ideal, part 4 31:06 Read by Fredrik Karlsson

Reviews

Good recording


(5 stars)

Some common words are pronounced in an uncommon/wrong way, which is unfortunate, but never prevents comprehension (e.g. “ideal”, “causal”, “theoria”)

brilliant


(5 stars)

this is a worthwhile read

The right way to do metaphysics


(5 stars)