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- ↑ Preston, Aaron. "George Edward Moore (1873—1958)". The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP). Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ Baldwin, Tom. "George Edward Moore". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP). Retrieved 24 January 2013.