Phrase guide

moral science

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The systematic, scientific study of human nature and relationships.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Adam Smith conceived of economics as a moral science in the Humean sense.

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History

Etymology

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