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G. E. Moore Quotes on Truth

George Edward Moore was a British philosopher and, with Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein, a founding figure of the analytic tradition at Cambridge. This page collects quotes attributed to G. E. Moore on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to G. E. Moore:

    “Good is good, and that is the end of the matter.”

  • Attributed to G. E. Moore:

    “Here is one hand, and here is another.”

  • Attributed to G. E. Moore:

    “It went out, but I do not believe it went out.”

  • Attributed to G. E. Moore:

    “A philosophical question, when fully understood, will be found to be already half answered.”