These thirteen original essays, whose authors include some of the world's leading philosophers, examine themes from the work of the Cambridge philosopher G. E. Moore (1873-1958), and demonstrate his considerable continuing influence on philosophical debate. Part I bears on epistemological topics, such as skepticism about the external world, the significance of common sense, and theories of perception. Part II is devoted to themes in ethics, such as Moore's open question argument, his non-naturalism, utilitarianism, and his notion of organic unities.

• Introduction


• Part One: Moorean Themes in Epistemology


• 1: Crispin Wright: The Perils of Dogmatism


• 2: Ernest Sosa: Moore's Proof


• 3: Ram Neta: Fixing the Transmission: The New Mooreans


• 4: William G. Lycan: Moore's Antiskeptical Strategies


• 5: C.A.J. Coady: Moore's Common Sense


• 6: Paul Snowdon: G. E. Moore on Sense Data and Perception


• 7: Michael Huemer: Moore's Paradox and the Norm of Belief


• 8: Roy Sorensen: Can the Dead Speak? Moore's Paradox and Postmortem Messages


• Part Two: Moorean Themes in Ethics


• 9: Stephen Darwall: How is Moorean Value Related to Reasons for Action?


• 10: Terry Horgan and Mark Timmons: Moorean Moral Phenomenology


• 11: Richard Fumerton: Open Questions and the Nature of Philosophical Analysis


• 12: Charles Pigden: Desiring to Desire: Russell, Lewis, and G. E. Moore


• 13: Susana Nuccetelli and Gary Seay: What's Right with the Open Question Argument


• 14: Robert Shaver: Non-Naturalism


• 15: Joshua Gert: Beyond Moore's Utilitarianism


• 16: Jonathan Dancy: Moore's Account of Vindictive Punishment: A Test Case for Theories of Organic Unities