Definition

1. Noun:
   • School, school of thought: A group of scholars, philosophers, or artists who share and promote a distinct set of ideas, theories, or methods. This term is often used in historical or academic contexts to describe classical or traditional intellectual movements.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Học phái Pla-ton có ảnh hưởng lớn đến triết học phương Tây. (The Platonic school had a great influence on Western philosophy.)
  • Trong lịch sử, nhiều học phái triết học đã tranh luận với nhau. (Throughout history, many philosophical schools of thought have debated each other.)
  • Ông ấy nghiên cứu về các học phái hội họa thời Phục Hưng. (He studies the painting schools of the Renaissance period.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is considered somewhat archaic or literary in modern Vietnamese and is primarily used when discussing historical, philosophical, or classical artistic traditions. In contemporary contexts, words like "trường phái" or "hệ tư tưởng" are more common.
  • Các học phái Nho giáo thời xưa có những dị biệt trong cách giải kinh. (The Confucian schools of thought in ancient times had differences in their interpretations of the classics.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trường phái (n): A more modern and commonly used synonym for "school" or "movement" in art, thought, or science.
  • trường phái ấn tượng (the Impressionist school)
• Phái (n): Faction, sect, group. A simpler and broader term for a subgroup within a larger organization or belief system.
• Môn phái (n): Often used for schools of martial arts or specific disciplines with a master-disciple lineage.

Synonyms

• School of thought: Nhóm tư tưởng, hệ tư tưởng.
• Intellectual movement: Phong trào tri thức.

Notes on Meaning

• The term specifically implies a formal or recognized group with a defined doctrine or methodology. It is not used for casual study groups or modern educational institutions (which are "trường học").
• The reference to being "từ cũ; nghĩa cũ" (old word; old meaning) indicates its primary use is in historical or scholarly analysis rather than everyday conversation.

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) School, school of thought
   • Học phái Pla-ton
     The Platonic school