moral science
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
moral science (countable and uncountable, plural moral sciences)
- The systematic, scientific study of human nature and relationships.
- Adam Smith conceived of economics as a moral science in the Humean sense.