MORAL SENSE

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

moral sense — the ability to determine the rightness or wrongness of actions. [1690 1700] * * * …   Universalium

moral sense — 1) Общая лексика: нравственное чувство 2) Макаров: умение дать правильную моральную оценку поступку (и т.п.) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

moral sense — сущ. Британский английский: нравственное чувство …   Универсальный немецко-русский словарь

moral sense — theory …   Philosophy dictionary

the moral sense — 1) Общая лексика: умение дать правильную моральную оценку поступку (и т. п.) 2) Макаров: умение дать правильную моральную оценку поступку (и т.п.) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

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 Theology — • Limited to those doctrines which discuss the relations of man and his free actions to God and his supernatural end, and propose the means instituted by God for the attainment of that end Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Moral… …   Catholic encyclopedia