The Ethical Philosophy of Bertrand Russell

Abstract

"Bertrand Russell and G.E. Moore, who studied together at Cambridge, are two important British thinkers of 20th Century. They carried on an intellectual battle against Hegelian idealism and initiated the analytical and realistic trend in Philosophy, which later became the dominant trend not only in England but also in America.

It is generally acknowledged that Moore's Principia Ethica (1903) has influenced ethical philosophy of twentieth century in important ways. Russell's ethical ideas, on the other hand, have not earned sufficient academic recognition. In fact, some of Russell's writings do deal with fundamental ethical problems."