A Defense of Realism
A Defense of Realism: Reflections on the Metaphysics of G. E. Moore E. D. Klemke,
Publisher: Humanity Books
ISBN: 1573927325
DDC: 110.92
Edition: Hardcover; 1999-12
Summary:
English philosopher and lecturer George Edward Moore (1873-1958) is
well known for his part in the development of modern philosophy.
Nevertheless, throughout his entire career and even years after his
death, Moore's contributions in the field of metaphysics have been
virtually ignored. Some philosophers have even accused him of being a
nonmetaphysician. In this unique critical study of Moore's
metaphysics, E.D. Klemke examines Moore's important works, including
Principia Ethica, Some Main Problems of Philosophy, Philosophical
Papers, Philosophical Studies, "A Defense of Common Sense," and "The
Refutation of Idealism." Klemke offers a convincing argument on
behalf of philosophical realism, first by distinguishing the five
different senses of realism, and then by taking Moore's fragmented
analyses and reconstructing several arguments implicit in them, thus
demonstrating the nature and content of Moore's metaphysical
approach. Klemke closely examines Moore's conception of philosophy,
relating it to his position of metaphysical realism. Klemke also
evaluates Moore's refutation of certain philosophical positions,
especially idealism, naive realism, phenomenalism, and pragmatism in
light of Moore's metaphysics. In addition, Klemke provides a detailed
appraisal of Moore's theory of analysis and its relation to common
sense, his views on the reality of entities in the natural universe,
and his proofs of an external world.
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