Principia ethica vs Γοργίας: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Morale, Ethics, Philosophy
Principia ethica
In questo libro, considerato atto di nascita dell'etica analitica, Moore intende confutare sia il "naturalismo" di Herbert Spencer e John Stuart Mill sia l'etica "metafisica" di Francis Bradley e John McTaggart…
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Γοργίας
There is a well-known saying that the whole of Western Philosophy is footnotes of Plato. This is because his writings have set the schema that philosophy can be said to have followed ever since. Following under the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Γοργίας has the widest readership — 15294 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Principia ethica | Γοργίας | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (1028) | 3.9 (15294) |
Reception
| Principia ethica | Γοργίας | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1028 | 15294 |
| Editions | 49 | 224 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 8 |
| Written reviews | — | 5 |
| Wikipedia attention | 581 | 3139 |
| Pages | 232 | 134 |