Moore on Right and Wrong

Introduction. 1: `Good' and the Things that Are Good. The Naturalistic Fallacy. Organic Wholes. Against Hedonism. Goods and Evils. The Value of the Virtues. 2: Moore's Commitment to Consequentialism. Three Criticisms of Utilitarianism. A Closer Look at Utilitarianism. Good and Moral Obligation. Principia's Arguments. Moore's Later Account of `Right'. 3: Rebuttals and Refinements. Attitudinal Theories of Ethics. Egoism. Duty and Expediency. Virtue Once More. Motives. 4: Limits to Moral Knowledge. No Self-Evident Moral Rules. Prima Facie Duties. No Action Known to be Our Duty. Overlooked Options. Future Reversals. Consequences, Actual and Probable. Retreating from Skepticism. 5: Moral Rules. Justifying Moral Rules. The Rule against Murder. The Universal Core of Ordinary Morality. Rules Resting on Contingent Circumstances. Rules not Generally Observed. Review and Reformulation. 6: Individual Moral Choice. Part I. Obeying the Rules. No Exceptions. Bad Examples. Three Things Moore Might Have Said. Part II. Beyond Rules. Situations without Valid Rules. Three Principles. Conclusion. Index.