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Hedonism
an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
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The science, doctrine, or demonstration of causes; esp., the investigation of the causes of any disease; the science of the origin and…
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.the branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences
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 science or doctrine of dealing with cases of conscience, of resolving questions of right or wrong in conduct, or determining the l…
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 law governing agreements and the obligations they create.
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, General philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.The science of the world or universe; or a treatise relating to the structure and parts of the system of creation, the elements of bod…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, General philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.Same as Dialectics.
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 theory or science of the method or grounds of knowledge.
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, General philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the expression and embodi…
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…
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 science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting d…
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 science of causes. Same as /tiology.
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, General philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.Alt. of Eudaemonism
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 science of juridical law; the knowledge of the laws, customs, and rights of men in a state or community, necessary for the due adm…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, General philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or…
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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The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; -- contrasted with eudemonics.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethical, system, evaluates, pursuit, pleasure.That phase of the doctrine of utilitarianism taught by Jeremy Bentham; the doctrine that the morality of actions is estimated and dete…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethical, system, evaluates, pursuit, pleasure.Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the best man; the best ro…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethical, system, evaluates, pursuit, pleasure.A study that tests a treatment or healthcare approach in people.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethical, system, evaluates, pursuit, pleasure.To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to disappear; -- used esp. of the dispersion of things that can never again be collected…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethical, system, evaluates, pursuit, pleasure.of Dissipate
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethical, system, evaluates, pursuit, pleasure.The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethical, system, evaluates, pursuit, pleasure.A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of knowledge learned man.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethical, system, evaluates, pursuit, pleasure.of Dog
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethical, system, evaluates, pursuit, pleasure.One who follows an empirical method; one who relies upon practical experience.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethical, system, evaluates, pursuit, pleasure.Pertaining to, or founded upon, experiment or experience; depending upon the observation of phenomena; versed in experiments.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethical, system, evaluates, pursuit, pleasure.Alt. of Ethical
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethical, system, evaluates, pursuit, pleasure.
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