moral philosophy

noun

1. philosophy dealing with the principles of morality; ethics.

moral philosophy

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of moral philosophy¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

Is the study of society undertaken with a willful ignorance of moral philosophy, theology, civics, and Econ 101.

From The Daily Beast

As a religion Buddhism is an absurdity; in fact, it is no religion at all, only a system of moral philosophy.

From Project Gutenberg

This Sixth Satire treats an admirable common-place of moral philosophy, of the true use of riches.

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Peter's kindliness was so vast that he felt like a school-boy being forgiven by the professor of moral philosophy.

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In 1785 he succeeded Adam Ferguson as professor of moral philosophy and lectured continuously until 1810.

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The knowledge of the appetite and will, or moral philosophy, leading to the culture and regiment of the mind, is very deficient.

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