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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

moraine, moral, moral compass, moral hazard, moral majority, moral philosophy, moral re-armament, moral rearmament, moral sense, moral support, moral theology
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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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