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G. E. Moore: 2 ideas worth knowing

2 ideas from G. E. Moore, each explained in a minute and credited to the original work. Free on Savvy.

• Moore's blunt proof that the external world exists

  Facing radical sceptics who doubted an external world could ever be proven, G. E. Moore raised one hand, said 'here is one hand,' raised the other, and declared he'd just proven at…

  — G. E. Moore, Proof of an External World

• You can define 'good' any way you like — the question stays open

  G.E. Moore argued that whatever you say 'good' means — pleasurable, natural, evolved — you can always still meaningfully ask 'but is that actually good?' Because the question never…

  — G. E. Moore, Principia Ethica

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