メタ倫りん理り学がく

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noun

meta-ethics

Academic term in philosophy referring to the study of the nature, scope, and meaning of moral judgments.

ethics, companion

理logic, arrangement, reason

学study, learning, science

規き範はん倫りん理り学がく
規範倫理学 (normative ethics) prescribes how people ought to act, while メタ倫理学 analyzes the meaning and justification of moral claims themselves.
応おう用よう倫りん理り学がく
応用倫理学 (applied ethics) deals with practical moral problems, whereas メタ倫理学 is concerned with the theoretical foundations of ethics.

From English 'meta-ethics', combining 'meta-' (beyond) and 'ethics'. The Japanese term is a direct loan translation using メタ (meta) and 倫理学 (ethics).