philosophy
/fi'lɔsəfi/
Definition
- Noun:
- A personal belief or set of beliefs about the fundamental nature of life, reality, and conduct: A guiding principle or attitude used to approach life and situations.
- The academic discipline that uses reason and logic to study fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language: The rational, critical inquiry into these areas.
Examples
- Noun (Personal Belief):
- Her philosophy is to treat others as she wishes to be treated.
- "Live and let live" is his simple philosophy.
- Noun (Academic Discipline):
- He studied philosophy at university.
- Ancient Greek philosophy has influenced Western thought for centuries.
Advanced Usage
- "Philosophy of...": Used to denote a particular branch or school of thought within the discipline.
- The philosophy of science examines the assumptions and foundations of scientific knowledge.
- Her research focuses on the philosophy of mind.
- In a figurative sense: To accept something calmly or with resignation.
- He accepted the bad news with philosophy.
Variants and Related Words
- Philosopher (n): A person engaged or learned in philosophy.
- Socrates was a famous Greek philosopher.
- Philosophical (adj):
- Relating to the study of philosophy.
- a philosophical debate
- Calm and stoical in the face of difficulty.
- She was philosophical about losing the game.
- Philosophize (v): To think or reason like a philosopher; to speculate or theorize.
- They liked to sit and philosophize about the meaning of life.
Synonyms
- Doctrine: A belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a group.
- Worldview: A particular philosophy of life or conception of the world.
- Ethos: The characteristic spirit or set of guiding beliefs of a community or ideology.
Related Phrases
- Philosophy of life: An overall vision or attitude toward life and its purpose.
- Travel and experience form the core of his philosophy of life.
- Take something philosophically: To accept an event or outcome calmly and without excessive emotion.
- When his project failed, he took it philosophically and started planning the next one.
Noun
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any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation
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self-indulgence was his only philosophy
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my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it
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the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
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a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
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