G. E. Moore: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Moore’s philosophy is analyzed in Alan R. White, G.E. Moore: A Critical Exposition (1958, reprinted 1969); Paul Arthur Schilpp (ed.), The Philosophy of G.E. Moore, 3rd ed. (1968); Alice Ambrose and Morris Lazerowitz (eds.), G.E. Moore (1970); Tom Regan, Bloomsbury’s Prophet (1986); Thomas Baldwin, G.E. Moore (1990); and William H. Shaw, Moore on Right and Wrong (1995).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Oct 31, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 20, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 27, 2024 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Biography of George Edward Moore. | Jun 14, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of George Edward Moore. | Jul 27, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Biography of George Edward Moore. | Jun 19, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Tennessee - Moore, Spencer and Naturalistic Fallacy. | Jun 19, 2012 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Philosophers Magazine - Biography of George Edward Moore. | Nov 25, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Biography of George Edward Moore. | Nov 25, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Biography of George Edward Moore. | Nov 25, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | May 27, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Mar 21, 1999 |
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