moral+philosophy

  • 111Philosophy of perception — The philosophy of perception concerns how mental processes and symbols depend on the world internal and external to the perceiver. Our perception of the external world begins with the senses, which lead us to generate empirical concepts… …

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  • 112moral — [[t]mɒ̱r(ə)l, AM mɔ͟ːr [/t]] ♦♦♦ morals 1) N PLURAL Morals are principles and beliefs concerning right and wrong behaviour. ...Western ideas and morals... They have no morals. Syn: ethics 2) ADJ: ADJ n Moral means relating to beliefs about what… …

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  • 113Moral imperative — A moral imperative is a principle originating inside a person s mind that compels that person to act. It is a kind of categorical imperative, as defined by Immanuel Kant. Kant took the imperative to be a dictate of pure reason, in its practical… …

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  • 114Moral Equivalent of War speech (Carter) — President Jimmy Carter s Moral Equivalent of War Speech was a speech in which United States President Jimmy Carter addressed the United States on April 17, 1977. It is notable because he compared the energy crisis with the moral equivalent of war …

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  • 115Moral hierarchy — A moral hierarchy is a hierarchy by which actions are ranked by their morality, with respect to a moral code. The notion of a moral hierarchy tends to be thin and untenable in cases spanning multiple cultures, because moral codes are not equal,… …

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  • 116moral — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 practical lesson VERB + MORAL ▪ draw ▪ There are clear morals to be drawn from the failure of these companies. PREPOSITION ▪ moral to ▪ …

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  • 117PHILOSOPHY —    the love of WISDOM understood as the study and knowledge of things and their causes. Traditionally it was divided into metaphysics, moral and natural philosophy. Since the nineteenth century the word SCIENCE has replaced natural philosophy in… …

    Concise dictionary of Religion

  • 118religion, philosophy of — The attempt to understand the concepts involved in religious belief: existence, necessity, fate, creation, sin, justice, mercy, redemption, God. Until the 20th century the history of western philosophy is closely intertwined with attempts to make …

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  • 119Moral law — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… …

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  • 120Moral theology — Theology The*ol o*gy, n.; pl. {Theologies}. [L. theologia, Gr. ?; ? God + ? discourse: cf. F. th[ e]ologie. See {Theism}, and {Logic}.] The science of God or of religion; the science which treats of the existence, character, and attributes of God …

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