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metaethic

noun

Etymology

From meta- + ethic.

  1. derived from ἠθική
  2. derived from ēthica
  3. derived from ethique
  4. inherited from etik
  5. formed as metaethic — “meta- + ethic”

Definitions

  1. A theory of metaethics.

    • Now Olafson points out, rightly I think, that the nonnaturalist or objectivist metaethic offers an account of ultimate moral disagreement which is much closer to what is commonly believed or implicitly assumed in ordinary life.

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