moral science

English

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.

Noun

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.
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