moral sense

moral sense
the ability to determine the rightness or wrongness of actions.
[1690-1700]

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  • Moral sense — Moral Mor al, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] 1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Moral sense — Sense Sense, n. [L. sensus, from sentire, sensum, to perceive, to feel, from the same root as E. send; cf. OHG. sin sense, mind, sinnan to go, to journey, G. sinnen to meditate, to think: cf. F. sens. For the change of meaning cf. {See}, v. t.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • MORAL SENSE —         (англ.) нравстн. чувство. Философский энциклопедический словарь. М.: Советская энциклопедия. Гл. редакция: Л. Ф. Ильичёв, П. Н. Федосеев, С. М. Ковалёв, В. Г. Панов. 1983. MORAL SENSE …   Философская энциклопедия

  • moral sense — theory …   Philosophy dictionary

  • moral sense — index conscience, responsibility (conscience) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Moral Sense —   [ mɔrel sens, englisch] der, moralischer Sinn, inneres moralisches Vermögen; wird von einigen britischen Philosophen des 18. Jahrhunderts (F. Hutcheson, D. Hume) als ein jedem Menschen innewohnendes gefühlsmäßiges Entscheidungskriterium für… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Moral Sense — Mo|ral Sense [ mɔrəl sɛns] der; <aus engl. moral sense »sittliches Empfinden«> Ansicht, dass dem Menschen ein moralisches Vermögen innewohnt, das ihn zu sittlich angemessenem Handeln befähigt (Philos.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Moral sense theory — (also known as sentimentalism) is a view in meta ethics according to which morality is somehow grounded in moral sentiments or emotions. Some take it to be primarily a view about the nature of moral facts or moral beliefs (a primarily… …   Wikipedia

  • moral sense theory — The view particularly associated with Hutcheson, that we possess a moral sense partially akin to the other senses, that disposes us to the approvals and disapprovals that we feel. The ‘sense’ in question is certainly to be distinguished from any… …   Philosophy dictionary

  • Moral Sense Test — Der Moral Sense Test ist ein internet basierendes Forschungsprojekt des Evolutionsbiologen und Moralphilosophen Marc D. Hauser, in dem Teilnehmer eine Reihe hypothetischer moralischer Dilemmata vorgelegt bekommen und jeweils beurteilen sollen.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • moral sense — noun motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person s thoughts and actions • Syn: ↑conscience, ↑scruples, ↑sense of right and wrong • Hypernyms: ↑ethical motive, ↑ethics, ↑morals, ↑morality …   Useful english dictionary

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