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This thinker argued that moral judgments reduce to statements of psychological states where we desire to desire something in “is Ethics a branch of Empirical Psychology?.” This thinker attacked G.E. Moore’s consequentialism in a thought experiment about mothers of monstrous men, inspiring Moore to change it into a synthetic thesis. This thinker described his relative pacifism by contrast with absolute pacifism in “The Future of Pacifism,” and warned of (15[1])atomic war in a manifesto also named for (*) Einstein. (-5[1])This thinker coined the term logical (10[1])atomism for his philosophical (10[1])approach, and Analysis of Minds introduced his neutral monism. This thinker (10[1])analyzed the sentence “the present king of France is bald” using his theory of descriptions. For 10 points, name this author of On Denoting. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Bertrand Russell
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Joel MilesPaddington in Peru (2024)Toyota Tundra Turbos — Twisting Truths - Tackling Trivia - Taming Titans6815
Andrew ZengMadmen and Specialistsbingy academy77-5
Mike CheyneOld and YoungIn the Mood for Buzz8310
Charan PratapaneniThe cult of SGAASU->Stanford->ASU pipeline8710
Kevin ZhengSocial credit go vroomshe limp on my waltz till i feel pathetique9810
Shourjo Gangulibingy academyMadmen and Specialists12310

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