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Moral philosophy

the philosophical study of moral values and rules

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Aesthetics noun · 86% connection

(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.
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Aetiology noun · 86% connection

the philosophical study of causation

Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, General philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.
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Axiology noun · 86% connection

the study of values and value judgments

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Bioethics noun · 86% connection

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.
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Casuistry noun · 86% connection

moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas

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contract law noun · 86% connection

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.
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Cosmology noun · 86% connection

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.
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Dialectic noun · 86% connection

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.
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Endaemonism noun · 86% connection

an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason

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Epistemology noun · 86% connection

the philosophical theory of knowledge

Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, General philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Political philosophy, Philosophy of science.
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Esthetics noun · 86% connection

(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.
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Ethical nihilism noun · 86% connection

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.
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Ethics noun · 86% connection

the philosophical study of moral values and rules

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Etiology noun · 86% connection

the philosophical study of causation

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Eudemonism noun · 86% connection

an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason

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Hedonism noun · 86% connection

an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good

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Jurisprudence noun · 86% connection

the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

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Law noun · 86% connection

the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

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Arithmetic mean noun · 78% connection

the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values

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Average adjective · 78% connection

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…

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Binary arithmetic operation noun · 78% connection

an operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values

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Binary operation noun · 78% connection

an operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values

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Boolean operation noun · 78% connection

an operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values

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Code noun · 78% connection

Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professi…

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Comply verb · 78% connection

act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow t…

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Corruption noun · 78% connection

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy fo…

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Degeneracy noun · 78% connection

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy fo…

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Depravation noun · 78% connection

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy fo…

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Depravity noun · 78% connection

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy fo…

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Evil noun · 78% connection

Moral badness, or the deviation of a moral being from the principles of virtue imposed by conscience, or by the will of the Supreme Be…

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