G. E. Moore and the Common-Sense Rebuttal to Skepticism (1920–1959)

1. Moore returns to Cambridge and targets idealism

   Jan 1, 1920Labels: G E, University of, Absolute Idealism

   • SEP
   • Britannica

2. Moore sharpens “common sense” as a method

   Jan 1, 1922Labels: G E, Common Sense

   • Cambridge Core
   • IEP

3. “A Defence of Common Sense” published

   Jan 1, 1925Labels: A Defence, G E

   • Britannica
   • Cambridge Core

4. Common-sense “truisms” become a focal target

   Jan 1, 1926Labels: Common Sense, Epistemology

   • Cambridge Core
   • IEP

5. Moore becomes an anchor figure in Cambridge philosophy

   Jan 1, 1930Labels: G E, Cambridge Philosophy

   • OUP Handbook
   • IEP

6. “Proof of an External World” delivered and published

   Jan 1, 1939Labels: Proof of, G E

   • IEP
   • Britannica

7. Moore presents the paper “Certainty” at Cambridge

   Apr 1, 1939Labels: Certainty paper, Moral Sciences

   • Mind OUP
   • Philopedia

8. Moore’s “hand argument” becomes a touchstone

   Jan 1, 1940Labels: Hand Argument, G E

   • OUP Handbook
   • IEP

9. Moore publishes “A Reply to My Critics”

   Jan 1, 1942Labels: A Reply, G E

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   • LOGOS UB

10. Wittgenstein begins “On Certainty” in response to Moore

    Jan 1, 1950Labels: Wittgenstein, On Certainty

    • Philopedia
    • OUP Handbook

11. Moore delivers “Four Forms of Skepticism” lecture

    Jan 1, 1951Labels: Four Forms, G E

    • Philopedia
    • SEP

12. Moore dies, closing the formative period

    Oct 24, 1958Labels: G E, Death

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    • Britannica