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social philosophy

social philosophy noun: the study and interpretation of society and social institutions in terms of ethical values rather than empirical relations.

Noun

social philosophy (uncountable)

  1. The study and interpretation of society and social institutions in terms of ethical values rather than empirical relations.

Questions about social philosophy

What does social philosophy mean?
Social philosophy means the study and interpretation of society and social institutions in terms of ethical values rather than empirical relations.
What part of speech is social philosophy?
Social philosophy is a noun.

Words near social philosophy in the dictionary

  1. social orphans
  2. social partnership
  3. social partnerships
  4. social pattern
  5. social patterns
  6. social philosophy
  7. social phobia
  8. social phobias
  9. social physics
  10. social piranha
  11. social piranhas

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