moral philosophy
Noun
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- 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 ethicssubtypes:- 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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