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Dedication explained

The author dedicates this work to his teachers and friends at Cambridge, offering it as a first fruit of his studies.

What happens

The author dedicates this work to his teachers and friends at Cambridge, offering it as a first fruit of his studies.

Characters to notice

  • G. E. Moore

    The author, dedicating his work to his Cambridge teachers and friends.

Key passages

  • Doctoribus amicisque Cantabrigiensibus discipulus amicus Cantabrigiensis primitias D.D.D. auctor

    To his teachers and friends at Cambridge, a fellow Cambridge student and friend dedicates these first fruits, given and dedicated by the author.

    The Latin dedication expresses gratitude and intellectual kinship with the Cambridge academic community.

Principia Ethica — Dedication Explained