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G. E. Moore

1873 - 1958

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George Edward Moore (4 November 1873 – 24 October 1958) was an English philosopher, who with Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein and earlier Gottlob Frege was among the initiators of analytic philosophy. He and Russell began de-emphasising the idealism which was then prevalent among British philosophers and became known for advocating common-sense concepts and contributing to ethics, epistemology and metaphysics. He was said to have had an "exceptional personality and moral character". Ray Monk dubbed him "the most revered philosopher of his era". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2024). G. E. Moore is the 326th most popular philosopher (down from 288th in 2024), the 715th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 477th in 2019) and the 19th most popular British Philosopher.

G. E. Moore is most famous for his work in ethics and philosophy of mind. He is also the founder of the school of analytic philosophy.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, G. E. Moore ranks 326 out of 1,267. Before him are Vyasa, Ari Thorgilsson, Hipparchia of Maroneia, Aenesidemus, Gennadius Scholarius, and Cleobulus. After him are Uriel da Costa, Hugh of Saint Victor, Giovanni Gentile, Isaac Abarbanel, Asanga, and Juan Luis Vives.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, G. E. Moore ranks 24. Before him are Spyridon Louis, Antonie Pannekoek, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Julius Martov, Max Reger, and Alexander Bogdanov. After him are Ejnar Hertzsprung, Francisco I. Madero, Pavlo Skoropadskyi, Kyösti Kallio, Sándor Ferenczi, and Max Reinhardt. Among people deceased in 1958, G. E. Moore ranks 20. Before him are Maurice de Vlaminck, Milutin Milanković, Rudolf von Laban, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Maurice Gamelin, and Lion Feuchtwanger. After him are Georges Rouault, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, John Boland, J. G. Strijdom, Giacomo Balla, and Kim Tu-bong.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, G. E. Moore ranks 715 out of 8,785. Before him are Bartholomew Roberts (1682), Colin Bell (1946), Margaret Douglas (1515), Tony Iommi (1948), Oswald Mosley (1896), and Elizabeth Blackwell (1821). After him are Henry the Young King (1155), James III of Scotland (1451), Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770), Neil Kinnock (1942), Cædwalla of Wessex (659), and Mairead Maguire (1944).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, G. E. Moore ranks 19. Before him are John Venn (1834), Thomas Reid (1710), Pelagius (360), Thomas Carlyle (1795), William Godwin (1756), and Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855). After him are A. S. Neill (1883), J. L. Austin (1911), Anne Conway (1631), E. H. Carr (1892), Thomas Hill Green (1836), and Francis Hutcheson (1694).

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