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moral philosophy

(Philosophy) the branch of philosophy dealing with both argument about the content of morality and meta-ethical discussion of the nature of moral judgment, language, argument, and value

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mor′al philos′ophy

philosophy dealing with the principles of morality; ethics.

[1600–10]

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moral philosophy - the philosophical study of moral values and rules

ethics

egoism - (ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality

philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

bioethics - the branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences

casuistry - moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas

endaemonism, eudemonism - an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason

hedonism - an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good

descriptivism - (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value

prescriptivism - (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior

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moral philosophy

n → filosofia morale

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