Mohism a school of classical Chinese thought founded by Mo Tzu...

Mohist School See MOHISM, MO TZU.

Moksha See MAYA.

Molina Luis de (1535–1600), Spanish Jesuit theologian and philosopher. He studied...

Molyneux question also called Molyneux's problem, the question that, in correspondence with...

Monad See LEIBNIZ.

Monadology See LEIBNIZ.

Monism See PHILOSOPHY OF MIND.

Monism, anomalous See PHILOSOPHY OF MIND.

Monism, neutral See PHILOSOPHY OF MIND, RUS -. SEL.

Monotonic See NON-MONOTONIC LOGIC.

Montague grammar See GRAMMAR.

Montaigne Michel de (1533–92), French essayist and philosopher who set forth...

Montanism a charismatic, schismatic movement in early Christianity, originating in Phrygia...

Montanus See MONTANISM.

Monte Carlo fallacy See GAMBLER's FALLACY.

Montesquieu Baron de La Brède et de, title of Charles-Louis de...

Mood See SYLLOGISM.

Moore G(eorge) E(dward) (1873–1958), English philosopher who spearheaded the attack on...

Moore’s paradox as first discussed by G. E. Moore, the perplexity involving...

Moral argument for God’s existence See PHILOSO -. PHY OF RELIGIO.

Moral certainty See CERTAINTY.

Moral dilemma. (1) Any problem where moral- ity is relevant. This broad use includes not only conflicts...

Moral epistemology the discipline, at the intersection of ethics and epistemology, that...

Moral evil See PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION.

Moral patient See MORAL STATUS.

Moral point of view See ETHICS.

Moral psychology (1) the subfield of psychology that traces the development over...

Moral rationalism the view that the substance of morality, usually in the...

Moral realism a metaethical view committed to the objectivity of ethics. It...