G. E. Moore

G. E. Moore's fame as a philosopher rests on his ethics of love and beauty, which inspired Bloomsbury, and on his 'common sense' certainties which challenge abstract philosophical theory. Behind this lies his critical engagement with Kant's idealist philosophy, which is published here for the first time. These early writings, Moore's fellowship dissertations of 1897 and 1898, show how he initiated his influential break with idealism. In 1897 his main target was Kant's ethics, but by 1898 it was the whole Kantian project of transcendental philosophy that he rejected, and the theory which he developed to replace it gave rise to the new project of philosophy as logical analysis. This edition includes comments by Moore's examiners Henry Sidgwick, Edward Caird and Bernard Bosanquet, and in a substantial introduction the editors explore the crucial importance of the dissertations to the history of twentieth-century philosophical thought.

Preface	p. vii
Abbreviations and notes	p. x
Editors' introduction	p. xii
Moore on his dissertations	p. xii
Early life	p. xiv
The Trinity College Prize Fellowship competition	p. xvii
Six years as a Prize Fellow: 1898-1904	p. xx
Intellectual background	p. xxiii
Moore's debate with Kant	p. xlvi
Moore's examiners	p. lxvii
The text of the dissertations	p. lxxi
The 1897 Dissertation: The Metaphysical Basis of Ethics
Preface	p. 3
Introduction	p. 6
Chapter I Freedom	p. 20
Appendix	p. 87
Examiners' Reports on the 1897 Dissertation
H. S. on G. E. Moore, Dissertation on the Metaphysical Basis of Ethics	p. 97
Report on Mr. Moore's Essay	p. 99
The 1898 Dissertation: The Metaphysical Basis of Ethics
Preface	p. 117
Introduction	p. 120
On the meaning of 'Reason' in Kant	p. 133
Reason	p. 161
The meaning of 'Freedom' in Kant	p. 181
Freedom	p. 211
Ethical Conclusions	p. 232
Appendix on the chronology of Kant's ethical writings	p. 238
Examiner's Report on the 1898 Dissertation
Report on a Dissertation entitled 'The Metaphysical Basis of Ethics' by Mr. G. E. Moore	p. 245
Index	p. 250
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