moral philosophy

Noun
  1. The philosophical study of moral values and rules (synset 106169189)
    associated with:
    • egoism - (ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality
    • descriptivism - (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
    • prescriptivism - (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior
    is a type of: philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
    subtypes:
    • bioethics - the branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences
    • casuistry - moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas
    • endaemonism, eudemonism - an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason
    • hedonism - an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
    same as: ethics

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