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metaethics

Summary

metaethics is a branch of philosophy[1]. metaethics draws 711 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_philosophy category, ranking #20 of 63).[2]

Key Facts

  • metaethics's instance of is recorded as branch of philosophy[3].
  • metaethics is part of ethics[4].
  • metaethics's Commons category is recorded as Meta-ethics[5].
  • metaethics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Metaethics[6].
  • metaethics's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[7].

Body

Publication

metaethics is part of ethics[4].

Why It Matters

metaethics draws 711 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_philosophy category, ranking #20 of 63).[2] metaethics has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] metaethics is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Alasdair MacIntyre ethics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → branch of philosophy
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 28492, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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