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Philosophy
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- 1 An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality. uncountable
"Philosophy is often divided into five major branches: logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics."
- 2 a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school wordnet
- 3 A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain. countable
"a philosophy of government; a philosophy of education"
- 4 any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation wordnet
- 5 A general principle (usually moral). countable
"As a matter of fact the Enlightment culture was based on a philosophy inspired to an ethical laicism whose aim was to create a better society based on principles such as solidarity, equality of rights and duties, and full freedom."
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- 6 the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics wordnet
- 7 A comprehensive system of belief. countable
- 8 The love of wisdom. archaic, uncountable
- 9 A calm and thoughtful demeanor; calmness of temper. dated, uncountable
- 10 Synonym of small pica (especially in French printing). countable, dated, uncountable
"Although I prefer small pica. Or as its^([sic]) sometimes known, philosophy. – Small pica, or philosophy, she said. It sounds like the title of a novel. With a girl heroine."
- 11 A broader branch of (non-applied) science. archaic, countable
"natural philosophy"
- 1 To philosophize. archaic
"Plato hath (in my seeming) loved this manner of Philosophying, Dialogue wise in good earnest, that therby he might more decently place in sundry mouthes the diversity and variation of his owne conceits."
Etymology
From Middle English philosophie, Old French philosophie, and their source, Latin philosophia, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía), from φίλος (phílos, “loving”) + σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”). By surface analysis, philo- + -sophy. Displaced Old English ūþwitegung.
From Middle English philosophie, Old French philosophie, and their source, Latin philosophia, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía), from φίλος (phílos, “loving”) + σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”). By surface analysis, philo- + -sophy. Displaced Old English ūþwitegung.
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