moral science

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English

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Etymology

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The term was used by David Hume (1711–1776) in his Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals, and subsequently adopted by some other scholars.

Noun

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moral science (countable and uncountable, plural moral sciences)

  1. The systematic, scientific study of human nature and relationships.
    Adam Smith conceived of economics as a moral science in the Humean sense.