Author: William David Ross
Alternate names: W D 1877- Ross; W D. 1877- Ross; W. D. 1877- Ross; W D Ross; W. D Ross; W. D. ROSS; W. D. Ross; Ross sir William David; W.D. Ross; Ross, W.D. (William David), 1877-1971; Ross, William David, 1877-1971.; Ross, W.D. 1877-1971; Ross, William David; Ross, D; William David Ross Scottish philosopher and translator (1877–1971); Ross, David; Ross, W. D.; Ross, David 1877-1971 seras; Ross, David, 1877-1971; Ross, W. D., Sir, 1877-1971; Sir William David Ross; William Ross; Sir William Ross; David Ross; W·D·羅斯; ويليام روس; W. David Ross; ویلیام دی راس; ויליאם דייוויד רוס; ウィリアム・デイヴィッド・ロス; W・D・ロス; 윌리엄 데이비드 로스; Vilijamas Davidas Rosas; Росс Дэвид; Росс, Дэвид; Вильям Дэвид Росс; Уильям Дэвид Росс; W·D·罗斯; Sir David Ross; Ross, David Sir; Sir David, Ross; Sir W. David Ross; Ross, W. D. Sir; W. D. W. D. Ross; Ross, W. D, editor; ed. W.D. Ross; DAVID W. ROSS; David Ross Sir W; Ross, William David Sir; David Ross W; David Ross Sir W.
Title: sir William David
Born: 1877
Died: 1971
Bio: William David Ross (1877–1971) made contributions to ancient philosophy and to moral philosophy. The focus of this entry is his work in the latter area. Ross’s The Right and the Good is one of the most important contributions to moral philosophy published in the twentieth century. In it and other works, Ross develops a novel (pluralistic) deontological ethical theory rivalling Kantianism and utilitarianism. The most innovative element of this theory is the notion of a prima facie duty. Although Ross’s work in moral philosophy appeared to suffer at the hands of critics in the middle and late parts of the last century, recent work on normative and meta-ethical intuitionism has sparked a renewed interest in and enthusiasm for his ethical outlook.-Encyclopedia of Philosophy