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 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 , in addition to writing on Greek philosophy.