The Varieties of Goodness
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The Varieties of Goodness is a philosophical work by G. H. von Wright that analyzes different kinds of value and the concept of goodness in ethics.
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| aim |
to analyze different kinds of value
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to clarify the concept of goodness in ethics ⓘ |
| associatedWith | University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
G. H. von Wright
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Georg Henrik von Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | used in academic courses on ethics ⓘ |
| contribution |
clarification of the concept of value in ethics
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distinction between different evaluative uses of "good" ⓘ systematic typology of kinds of goodness ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
ethical theory
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Finnish ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of different senses of "good"
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classification of kinds of goodness ⓘ discussion of value pluralism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
G. E. Moore
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logical analysis ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ value theory ⓘ |
| method |
conceptual analysis
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linguistic analysis of evaluative terms ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed analysis of the concept of goodness
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influence on later value theory ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
axiology
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metaethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective | non-naturalist value theory ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic ethics ⓘ |
| reception | considered an important contribution to 20th-century ethics ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
G. E. Moore's Principia Ethica
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Norm and Action NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
aesthetic value
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goodness ⓘ instrumental value ⓘ intrinsic value ⓘ moral value ⓘ normativity ⓘ prudential value ⓘ rightness and goodness distinction ⓘ value ⓘ |
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