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moral philosophy

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noun

philosophy dealing with the principles of morality; ethics.

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Origin of moral philosophy

First recorded in 1600–10

Words nearby moral philosophy

morality, morality play, moralize, morally, Moral Majority, moral philosophy, Moral Re-Armament, moral sense, moral support, moral theology, moral turpitude
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Words related to moral philosophy

ethics

British Dictionary definitions for moral philosophy

moral philosophy

noun

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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