meta-ethicsn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈɛθɪks/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈɛθɪks/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, ethics n.

Etymology: < meta- prefix + ethics n.In the works of Lévy-Bruhl and Gurvitch referred to in quot. 1938 at main sense the equivalent French term is métamorales.

The branch of knowledge that deals with the foundations of ethics, esp. with the nature of ethical statements.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > [noun]

philosophy1340

ethica1387

moralityc1390

ethics?a1425

moral philosophyc1443

morals?1566

moral science1656

moral sciences1656

ethology1696

aretaics1865

meta-ethics1938

1938 Philos. Rev. 47 22 While following him [sc. Lévy-Bruhl] in the distinction between ethics and a science of customs, and also in the condemnation of a ‘meta-ethics’, Gurvitch perceives..a moral theory constructed after the fashion of the physical sciences.

1949 A. J. Ayer Philos. Ess. (1954) x. 246 All moral theories..are neutral as regards actual conduct. To speak technically, they belong to the field of meta-ethics, not ethics proper.

1966 G. C. Kerner Revol. in Ethical Theory ii. 70 Meta-ethics is conceived to be a purely theoretical and ethically neutral enterprise.

1996 Philos. Rev. 105 270 The papers cover..problems of metaethics, of the rationality of morality, and of substantive or practical ethics.

Derivatives

meta-ˈethical adj. of or relating to meta-ethics.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > [adjective]

moralc1387

ethicc1443

ethical?1573

ethological1727

ethologic1814

meta-ethical1949

1949 A. J. Ayer Philos. Ess. (1954) x. 246 Expounding my meta-ethical theory.

1980 Mind 89 228 A crucial condition of adequacy for meta-ethical theories—the demand that they explain the speech act potential of sentences containing moral terms—is satisfied.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meta-ethics
释义	meta-ethicsn. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈɛθɪks/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈɛθɪks/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, ethics n. Etymology: < meta- prefix + ethics n.In the works of Lévy-Bruhl and Gurvitch referred to in quot. 1938 at main sense the equivalent French term is métamorales. The branch of knowledge that deals with the foundations of ethics, esp. with the nature of ethical statements. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > [noun] philosophy1340 ethica1387 moralityc1390 ethics?a1425 moral philosophyc1443 morals?1566 moral science1656 moral sciences1656 ethology1696 aretaics1865 meta-ethics1938 1938 Philos. Rev. 47 22 While following him [sc. Lévy-Bruhl] in the distinction between ethics and a science of customs, and also in the condemnation of a ‘meta-ethics’, Gurvitch perceives..a moral theory constructed after the fashion of the physical sciences. 1949 A. J. Ayer Philos. Ess. (1954) x. 246 All moral theories..are neutral as regards actual conduct. To speak technically, they belong to the field of meta-ethics, not ethics proper. 1966 G. C. Kerner Revol. in Ethical Theory ii. 70 Meta-ethics is conceived to be a purely theoretical and ethically neutral enterprise. 1996 Philos. Rev. 105 270 The papers cover..problems of metaethics, of the rationality of morality, and of substantive or practical ethics. Derivatives meta-ˈethical adj. of or relating to meta-ethics. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > [adjective] moralc1387 ethicc1443 ethical?1573 ethological1727 ethologic1814 meta-ethical1949 1949 A. J. Ayer Philos. Ess. (1954) x. 246 Expounding my meta-ethical theory. 1980 Mind 89 228 A crucial condition of adequacy for meta-ethical theories—the demand that they explain the speech act potential of sentences containing moral terms—is satisfied. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1938
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