different between reasoning vs metaethics

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i?z?n??/
• Hyphenation: rea?son?ing

Noun

reasoning (countable and uncountable, plural reasonings)

1. The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises; abstract thought; ratiocination.
2. A Rastafari meeting held for the purposes of chanting, prayer and discussion.

Synonyms

• (deduction of inferences): ratiocination
• rationale

Translations

Verb

reasoning

1. present participle of reason

Further reading

• reasoning in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• reasoning in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Alternative forms

• meta-ethics

Etymology

meta- +? ethics

Noun

metaethics (uncountable)

1. (ethics) The descriptive study of philosophical ethical systems, especially with regard to their key concepts, techniques of reasoning and analysis, and linguistic conventions.

Derived terms

• metaethical

References

• “metaethics” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
• The Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Paul Edwards (ed.), Macmillan, 1967. See: "Ethics, Problems of" by Kai Nielsen, vol. 3, pp. 117-134.