(art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art); "tradition…
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Bioethics
the branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences
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the philosophical study of causation
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, General philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.the study of values and value judgments
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, General philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Research methods, Ethics and reproducibility, General philosophy, Ethics philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, General philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, General philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, General philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Research methods, Ethics and reproducibility, General philosophy, Ethics philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.the philosophical theory of knowledge
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, General philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.(art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art); "tradition…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, General philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.the meta-ethical view that nothing is intrinsically moral or immoral.; "The moral nihilism of celebrity culture is played out on reali…
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Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Research methods, Ethics and reproducibility, General philosophy, Ethics philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.the philosophical study of causation
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, General philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Research methods, Ethics and reproducibility, General philosophy, Ethics philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Research methods, Ethics and reproducibility, General philosophy, Ethics philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, General philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, General philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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A society of learned men united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science; as, t…
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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, ethics, studies, moral, values.relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even numbe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, ethics, studies, moral, values.Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as, the branch of an antler…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, ethics, studies, moral, values.the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, ethics, studies, moral, values.moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy fo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, ethics, studies, moral, values.The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowled…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, ethics, studies, moral, values.absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, ethics, studies, moral, values.absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness"
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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, ethics, studies, moral, values.moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy fo…
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