The branch of knowledge that deals with the principles of human behaviour; the study of morality; ethics. Also: practical or proverbial wisdom…
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > [noun] (85) philosophy1340 The branch of knowledge that deals with the principles of human behaviour; the study of morality; ethics. Also: practical or proverbial wisdom… ethica1387 The branch of knowledge or study dealing with moral principles; = ethics, n. 1b. In early use also: †(the title of) a study of or treatise on ethics… moralityc1390 Moral virtue; behaviour conforming to moral law or accepted moral standards, esp. in relation to sexual matters; personal qualities judged to be good. ethics?a1425 With singular or plural agreement. Now usually with capital initial. (The title of) a study of or treatise on moral principles; spec. that of… moral philosophyc1443 the branch of philosophy that deals with right and wrong conduct and with duty and responsibility (formerly sometimes including psychology and… morals?1566 In plural. Thought and discourse about moral questions; moral philosophy, ethics. Also occasionally in singular. Cf. morality, n. 5b. Now archaic and… moral science1656 = moral philosophy n. moral sciences1656 (a) those branches of knowledge which deal with the criteria of right and wrong; (b) Cambridge University politics, philosophy, and economics, as a… ethology1696 = ethics, n. 1b. Obsolete. rare. aretaics1865 (See quot. 1865.) meta-ethics1938 The branch of knowledge that deals with the foundations of ethics, esp. with the nature of ethical statements. Subcategories:— particular system of (3) — ethical quality (2) — knowledge of or devotion to (3) — moral principles or moral law (5) — one who studies or is versed in (6) — ethical aspect of a question (2) — deontology (4) — activity of the mind, etc. (2) — quality of being morally good or evil (1) — moral tendency or way of thinking (4) — attitude for or against things considered ethically (2) — natural system of morality (3) — immoralism (1) — factualism and its adherents (2) — situationism (4) — naturalism (3) — intuitivism and its adherents (1) — theories associated with particular philosophers (1) — prescriptivism (4) — imperativism and its adherents (3) — cognitivism and its adherents (2) — axiology (3) — work ethic (4) — casuistry or elements of (2) — other theories or principles (7) |
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