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Principia Ethica
Principia Ethica turns the whole idea of defining 'good' on its head, insisting it’s a simple, indefinable quality you just recognize. George Edward Moore calls out the common mistake of trying to pin 'good' to things like pleasure or happiness—what he dubs the naturalistic fallacy. This book shook up moral philosophy by making us rethink what value really means.
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