moral philosophy

American

noun

philosophy dealing with the principles of morality; ethics.

moral philosophy British

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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Etymology

Origin of moral philosophy

First recorded in 1600–10

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Yet the company, with its vast customer base and aggressive pricing philosophy, would make fast headway if it chose to do more.

From BusinessWeek • May 22, 2014

The Algiers decision reflects some change in OPEC's pricing philosophy.

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