W. D. Ross
Sir W. D. Ross | |
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| Born | William David Ross 15 April 1877 Thurso, Scotland |
| Died | 5 May 1971 (aged 94) Oxford, England |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh Balliol College, Oxford |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Main interests | Ethics, Greek philosophy |
| Notable ideas | Deontological pluralism (ethical non-naturalism / ethical intuitionism / ethical pluralism), prima facie moral duties, criticism of consequentialism |
Sir William David Ross KBE FBA (15 April 1877 – 5 May 1971), known as David Ross but usually cited as W. D. Ross, was a Scottish Aristotelian philosopher, translator, WWI veteran, civil servant, and university administrator. His best-known work is The Right and the Good (1930), in which he developed a pluralist, deontological form of intuitionist ethics in response to G. E. Moore's consequentialist form of intuitionism. Ross also critically edited and translated a number of Aristotle's works, such as his 12-volume translation of Aristotle together with John Alexander Smith, and wrote on other Greek philosophy.