Talk:moral

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wat is imorality

It means a lack of morality. See immorality. —Stephen 22:18, 6 March 2007 (UTC)Reply

Morals & Ethics[edit]

  1. 1. I search Morals, I get Ethics; I search Ethics, I get Morals. = epic fail.
  2. 2. I thought it was more or less univerally agreed, that one does not define a word by using that word in the definition/s. = epic fail.

76.170.114.171 00:23, 19 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

Circularity is not the same thing as using the word in its own definition. DCDuring TALK 18:02, 14 January 2012 (UTC)Reply

Other meaning?[edit]

Isn't there a different meaning of moral? I speak of the more general notion I have encountered in works such as Hume's, where moral philosophy refers to any enquiry about the human mind and nature (such as questions of psychology), not just the narrower ideas of 'good' and 'bad' and how to conduct oneself.

I don't think so and cannot find support in other dictionaries for such a sense (See moral”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.). However, I can't readily check the OED, so you might find an appropriate definition there. DCDuring TALK 18:02, 14 January 2012 (UTC)Reply

according to common standard of justice[edit]

regarded in terms of what is known to be right or just, as opposed to what is officially or outwardly declared to be right or just
a moral victory
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 

--Backinstadiums (talk) 17:38, 5 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

Having the effects but not the appearance of (victory or defeat): a moral victory, a moral defeat --Backinstadiums (talk) 22:12, 20 February 2021 (UTC)Reply