Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,761,711,746 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

morality
(redirected from Standard of morality)

   Also found in: Legal, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
morality
1. a system of moral principles
2. an instruction or lesson in morals
3. short for morality play


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
A third criticism (to which readers of this magazine may be especially sympathetic) charges that without appeal to some standard of morality beyond ourselves, we have no grounds for claiming that our intuitions can yield genuine moral knowledge: what distinguishes, one might ask, correct moral intuitions from incorrect ones?
First, just whose standard of morality is the commission trying to force on us?
They support an absolute standard of morality and criticize popular culture for undermining the character and values of young people.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.