meta-ethics

met·a·eth·ics

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [met-uh-eth-iks, met-uh-eth-]
- /ˈmi tə ˈeθ.ɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [met-uh-eth-iks, met-uh-eth-]
- /ˈmi tə ˈeθ.ɪk/

Definitions of meta-ethics word

noun meta-ethics the philosophy of ethics dealing with the meaning of ethical terms, the nature of moral discourse, and the foundations of moral principles. 1
noun meta-ethics the philosophical study of questions about the nature of ethical judgment as distinct from questions of normative ethics, for example, whether ethical judgments state facts or express attitudes, whether there are objective standards of morality, and how moral judgments can be justified 0

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Origin of meta-ethics

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50; meta- + ethics

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meta-ethics popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.