W. D. Ross Philosopher

Sir William David Ross KBE FBA (/rɒs/; 15 April 1877 – 5 May 1971), usually cited as W. D. Ross was a Scottish philosopher who is known for his work in ethics. His best-known work is The Right and the Good (1930), and he is perhaps best known for developing a pluralist, deontological form of intuitionist ethics in response to G.E. Moore's intuitionism. Ross also critically edited and translated a number of Aristotle's works, in addition to writing on Greek philosophy.

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Birth date	April 15, 1877
Birth place	Scotland , Thurso
Date of death	May 05, 1971
Place of death	England , Oxford
Era	20th-century philosophy
Main interest	Ethics Ancient Greek philosophy

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influenced	Bernard Gert Tara Smith (philosopher) Robert Audi
influenced by	G. E. Moore Immanuel Kant Harold Arthur Prichard
notable idea	Prima facie Deontological ethics
philosophical school	Analytic philosophy