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metaethics

American  
[met-uh-eth-iks, met-uh-eth-] / ˌmɛt əˈɛθ ɪks, ˈmɛt əˌɛθ- /
Or meta-ethics

noun

(usually used with a singular verb)

  1. the philosophy of ethics ethics dealing with the meaning of ethical terms, the nature of moral discourse, and the foundations of moral principles.

Other Word Forms

  • metaethical adjective

Etymology

Origin of metaethics

First recorded in 1945–50; meta- + ethics

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