William David Ross

W. D. Ross

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William David Ross (1877–1971) made contributions to ancient philosophy and to moral philosophy. The focus of this entry is his work in the latter area. Ross’s The Right and the Good is one of the most important contributions to moral philosophy published in the twentieth century. In it and other works, Ross develops a novel (pluralistic) deontological ethical theory rivalling Kantianism and utilitarianism. The most innovative element of this theory is the notion of a prima facie duty. Although Ross’s work in moral philosophy appeared to suffer at the hands of critics in the middle and late parts of the last century, recent work on normative and meta-ethical intuitionism has sparked a renewed interest in and enthusiasm for his ethical outlook.-Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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Aristóteles
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The works of Aristotle
Representative edition published 2020
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The Works of Aristotle
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Ethics
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The Works of Aristotle; Volume 9
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Foundations of Ethics
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The Works of Aristotle; Volume 11
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The Works of Aristotle; Volume 1
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Through Fear & Trembling
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Aristotle
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Works. Translated Into English Under the Editorship of W.D. Ross Volume 10
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Lo correcto y lo bueno
Representative edition published 2014
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Aristotle's Metaphysics V1
Representative edition published 2007
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Aristotle's Metaphysics V2
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Foundations Of Ethics
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The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle
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Aristotle
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The right and the good
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Foundations of ethics
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Aristotles Prior and Posterior Analytics
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Aristotle
Representative edition published 1995
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Aristotelous
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Plato's theory of ideas
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The right and the good
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