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Moral Philosophy

ByAndreas Sofroniou

MORAL PHILOSOPY: The terms ethics and morality are closely related. We now often refer to ethical judgments or ethical principles where it once would have been more common to speak of moral judgments or moral principles. These applications are an extension of the meaning of ethics. Strictly speaking, however, the term refers not to morality itself but to the field of study, or branch of inquiry, that has morality as its subject matter. In this sense, ethics is equivalent to moral philosophy. Although ethics has always been viewed as a branch of philosophy, its all-embracing practical nature links it with many other areas of study, including anthropology, biology, medicine, economics, history, politics, psychology, sociology, and theology.

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Publication Date
Nov 14, 2011
Language
English
Category
Science & Medicine
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All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
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By (author): Andreas Sofroniou

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