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A Defence of Common Sense

Overview

"A Defence of Common Sense" is a 1925 essay by philosopher G. E. Moore. In it, he attempts to refute absolute skepticism (or nihilism) by arguing that at least some of our established beliefs about the world are absolutely certain, so they can be legitimately called "facts". Moore argues that these beliefs are common sense.

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Philosophers who discussed A Defence of Common Sense

• G. E. Moore

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Place in the tradition

Part of Analytic philosophy.

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