"moral philosophy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: moral philosophies [plural]
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  1. (philosophy) Ethics. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy Translations (ethics (synonym)): 道徳哲学 (dōtoku tetsugaku) (alt: どうとくてつがく) (Japanese), ទស្សនវិជ្ជាសីលធម៌ (tʊəhsa’na’ vɨccie sǝl tʰoa) (Khmer), мора́льная филосо́фия (morálʹnaja filosófija) [feminine] (Russian), filosofía moral [feminine] (Spanish), moralfilosofi [common-gender] (Swedish), triết học đạo đức (Vietnamese)

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