moral philosophy

moral philosophy

noun
philosophy dealing with the principles of morality; ethics.

Origin:
1600–10

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moral philosophy
 
n
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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