Meanings
plural moral philosophies
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesEthics.
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The maxims of common life were arranged in some methodical order, and connected together by a few common principles, in the same manner as they had attempted to arrange and connect the phenomena of nature. The science which pretends to investigate and explain those connecting principles, is what is properly called moral philosophy.
1776, Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, page 769
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Japanese 道徳哲学
- 道徳哲学 (dōtoku tetsugaku)ethics (synonym)
Russian мора́льная филосо́фия
- мора́льная филосо́фия (morálʹnaja filosófija)ethics (synonym)
Spanish filosofía moral
- filosofía moralethics (synonym)
Swedish moralfilosofi
- moralfilosofiethics (synonym)
Vietnamese triết học đạo đức
- triết học đạo đứcethics (synonym)
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moral philosophy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moral%20philosophy
“moral philosophy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moral%20philosophy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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