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
subject linked to: essay "Duty and Interest"
Duty and Interest author Harold Arthur Prichard
subject linked to: essay "Duty and Interest"
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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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Arthur givenNameOf H. A. Prichard
Arthur givenNameOf Harold Arthur Prichard
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Prichard hasNotableBearer H. A. Prichard