[Revised entry by Joshua Gert and Bernard Gert on January 28, 2025.
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The topic of this entry is not – at least directly – moral theory; rather, it is the definition of morality. Moral theories are large and complex things; definitions are not. The question of the definition of morality is the question of identifying the target of moral theorizing. Identifying this target enables us to see different moral theories as attempting to capture the very same thing. A definition of morality also enables psychologists, anthropologists, evolutionary biologists, and other…

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