H. A. Prichard

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H. A. Prichard was a 20th-century British moral philosopher known for his influential work in intuitionist ethics and his critique of consequentialist moral theories.

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H. A. Prichard canonical 10
Harold Arthur Prichard 5

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instanceOf British philosopher ⓘ
moral philosopher ⓘ
person ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 20th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
criticized consequentialism ⓘ
utilitarianism ⓘ
educatedAt New College, Oxford ⓘ
employer Corpus Christi College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ
familyName Prichard ⓘ
fieldOfWork ethics ⓘ
meta-ethics ⓘ
moral philosophy ⓘ
fullName Harold Arthur Prichard ⓘ
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gender male ⓘ
givenName Arthur ⓘ
Harold ⓘ
influenced John Rawls ⓘ
W. D. Ross ⓘ
contemporary intuitionist ethicists ⓘ
influencedBy G. E. Moore ⓘ
Henry Sidgwick ⓘ
Immanuel Kant ⓘ
knownFor book "Duty and Interest" ⓘ
book "Moral Obligation" ⓘ
essay "Does Moral Philosophy Rest on a Mistake?" ⓘ
essay "Duty and Interest" ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainInterest critique of hedonism ⓘ
justification of moral beliefs ⓘ
nature of moral obligation ⓘ
movement British intuitionism ⓘ
ethical intuitionism ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableFor critique of consequentialism ⓘ
defense of intuitionist ethics ⓘ
influence on 20th-century moral philosophy ⓘ
philosophicalSchool intuitionism ⓘ
non-naturalist moral realism ⓘ
placeOfActivity Oxford ⓘ
positionHeld White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford ⓘ
fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford ⓘ
viewHeld duty is not reducible to the promotion of good consequences ⓘ
moral obligations are self-evident to rational intuition ⓘ
moral philosophy cannot provide ultimate proofs of moral principles ⓘ
moral thinking begins from particular duties rather than general principles ⓘ
the concept of duty is irreducible ⓘ

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Principia Ethica → influenced → H. A. Prichard ⓘ
Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy → hasNotableHolder → Harold Arthur Prichard ⓘ
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H. A. Prichard → fullName → Harold Arthur Prichard ⓘ
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John Cook Wilson → notableStudent → H. A. Prichard ⓘ
Does Moral Philosophy Rest on a Mistake? → author → H. A. Prichard ⓘ
Does Moral Philosophy Rest on a Mistake? → author → Harold Arthur Prichard ⓘ
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Duty and Interest → author → H. A. Prichard ⓘ
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Duty and Interest → author → Harold Arthur Prichard ⓘ
subject linked to: essay "Duty and Interest"
linked to: H. A. Prichard
Moral Obligation → author → H. A. Prichard ⓘ
subject linked to: book "Moral Obligation"
Duty and Interest → author → H. A. Prichard ⓘ
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Duty and Interest → relatedWork → H. A. Prichard ⓘ
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