moral philosophy
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1. the philosophical study of moral values and rules (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | philosophy, |
| definition | : | the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | bioethics, |
| definition | : | the branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | casuistry, |
| definition | : | moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | endaemonism, eudemonism, |
| definition | : | an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | hedonism, |
| definition | : | an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | egoism, |
| definition | : | (ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | descriptivism, |
| definition | : | (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | prescriptivism, |
| definition | : | (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | ethician, ethicist, |
| definition | : | a philosopher who specializes in ethics (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ethical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | ethician, ethicist, |
| definition | : | a philosopher who specializes in ethics (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ethical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics (adj.pert) |
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