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Definition of Moral philosophy
1. Noun. The philosophical study of moral values and rules.
Examples of category: Egoism, Descriptivism, Prescriptivism
Generic synonyms: Philosophy
Specialized synonyms: Bioethics, Casuistry, Endaemonism, Eudemonism, Hedonism
Derivative terms: Ethical, Ethician, Ethicist
Definition of Moral philosophy
1. Noun. (philosophy) Ethics. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moral Philosophy
Literary usage of Moral philosophy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy by William Paley (1835)
"... properly speaking, a continuation of moral philosophy; or rather indeed a part
of it, supposing moral philosophy to have for its aim the information of ..."
2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1878)
"Combe's moral philosophy, $1.50 We. Cousin's Psychology, 81.50 Iv. -Course of
... Peabody'e moral philosophy, $1.13 Bar. Porter's Human Intellect, $4.50. ..."
3. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte by Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau (1893)
"... older than the system itself; for we find it in the great division, considered
in a former chapter, between natural and moral philosophy ; the philos- , ..."
4. Philosophical Studies by George Edward Moore (1922)
"THE NATURE OF moral philosophy I SHOULD like, if I can, to interest you to-night
in one particular question about moral philosophy. ..."
5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Kant, for instance, distinguishes metaphysics, moral philosophy, religion, and
anthropology. The most widely accepted scheme, that which still governs ..."
6. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The colossal system of Kant was known to Dugald Stewart (whose first work, Outlines
of moral philosophy, appeared in 1793), but only VOL. ..."
7. The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury by Thomas ( Hobbes (1845)
"69. the only true moral philosophy, is the „ science of the laws of nature. iii.
... 49 :—moral philosophy, nothing but the science of what is good and ecil ..."
8. A System of Ethics by Friedrich Paulsen (1899)
"Modern moral philosophy. The following exposition, which expressly disclaims
being a history of modern moral philosophy, simply desires to give a few ..."
9. The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy by William Paley (1835)
"... properly speaking, a continuation of moral philosophy; or rather indeed a part
of it, supposing moral philosophy to have for its aim the information of ..."
10. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1878)
"Combe's moral philosophy, $1.50 We. Cousin's Psychology, 81.50 Iv. -Course of
... Peabody'e moral philosophy, $1.13 Bar. Porter's Human Intellect, $4.50. ..."
11. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte by Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau (1893)
"... older than the system itself; for we find it in the great division, considered
in a former chapter, between natural and moral philosophy ; the philos- , ..."
12. Philosophical Studies by George Edward Moore (1922)
"THE NATURE OF moral philosophy I SHOULD like, if I can, to interest you to-night
in one particular question about moral philosophy. ..."
13. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Kant, for instance, distinguishes metaphysics, moral philosophy, religion, and
anthropology. The most widely accepted scheme, that which still governs ..."
14. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The colossal system of Kant was known to Dugald Stewart (whose first work, Outlines
of moral philosophy, appeared in 1793), but only VOL. ..."
15. The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury by Thomas ( Hobbes (1845)
"69. the only true moral philosophy, is the „ science of the laws of nature. iii.
... 49 :—moral philosophy, nothing but the science of what is good and ecil ..."
16. A System of Ethics by Friedrich Paulsen (1899)
"Modern moral philosophy. The following exposition, which expressly disclaims
being a history of modern moral philosophy, simply desires to give a few ..."
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