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morals — Synonyms and related words: Ten Commandments, Zeitgeist, axiology, behavioral norm, business ethics, code, code of ethics, code of morals, conduct, decalogue, ethic, ethical system, ethicality, ethicalness, ethics, ethos, habits, legal ethics,… … Moby Thesaurus
morals — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. principles, ethics, norms; value system. See virtue, duty. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. ideals, customs, standards, mores, policies, beliefs, dogmas, social standards, principles; see also ethics . III … English dictionary for students
LEGAL AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM — UNDER THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE (1876–1917) Judiciary Throughout the period from the promulgation of the Ottoman Constitution of 1876 until the present time there have been both secular and religious courts exercising jurisdiction in the territory of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals — The Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals or Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (] A good will is the moral compass that always seeks good; even if a person fails, it is not the fault of the good will but of his/her ability to carry it… … Wikipedia
ethics, morals — Ethics is used to refer to a system of moral principles, as one might mention legal ethics, medical ethics, or the ethics of this community. Morals refers to standards or accepted customs of conduct and generally applies to right living in a… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Metaphysics of Morals — The Metaphysics of Morals (Die Metaphysik der Sitten, 1797) is a major work of moral and political philosophy by Immanuel Kant. It was not as well known or as widely read as his earlier works, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals and the… … Wikipedia
Judicial system of the People's Republic of China — For the Ministry of Justice, see Ministry of Justice of the People s Republic of China. People s Republic of China This article is part of the series: Politics and government of … Wikipedia
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals — (deutsch Eine Untersuchung über die Prinzipien der Moral) ist ein Buch von David Hume, einem bedeutenden schottischen Philosophen der Aufklärung. Hume verfasste das Werk 1751 als Überarbeitung seines Erstlingswerks A Treatise of Human Nature.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hume: moral and political philosophy — Rosalind Hursthouse INTRODUCTION Hume’s moral and political philosophy, like his epistemology and meta physics, originally appeared in A Treatise of Human Nature, (henceforth [7.1]), Book III of which, ‘Of Morals’, was published in 1740. He… … History of philosophy
Probabilism — • The moral system which holds that, when there is question solely of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of an action, it is permissible to follow a solidly probable opinion in favour of liberty even though the opposing view is more probable.… … Catholic encyclopedia
