philosophy
- noun1 study of ideas about the meaning of lifeADJECTIVE▪ ancient, classical, Enlightenment, medieval▪ contemporary, modern▪ Buddhist, Chinese, Christian, Greek, Hindu, Islamic, etc.▪ Eastern, Western▪ judicial, moral, natural (historical), political, religious, social, etc.▪
the attraction of Marxism as a social philosophy
▪ analytic, existential, feminist, postmodern, etc.PHRASES▪ the philosophy of history, religion, science, etc.2 particular system of beliefsADJECTIVE▪ competing, differing▪ governing, guiding, prevailing▪humanism—the prevailing philosophy today in the Western world
▪ basic, core, general, underlying▪ homespun (esp. BrE), simple▪the homespun philosophy that kept her going during this difficult period
▪ personal▪ corporate▪ conservative, liberal▪ design, economic, educational, management, market, political, religious, social▪a furniture-maker's design philosophy
VERB + PHILOSOPHY▪ develop, formulate▪Over the years he has developed his own personal philosophy.
▪ articulate▪ adopt, embrace, espouse, follow▪ share▪We share the same guiding philosophy.
▪ reflect▪Does this in any way reflect your own philosophy?
▪ reject▪ base sth on▪These ideas are based on his political philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY + VERB▪ guide sth, influence sth, inform sth, underlie sth, underpin sth▪the philosophy underlying the education system
PREPOSITION▪ philosophy behind▪The new measures were introduced with no explanation of the philosophy behind them.
PHRASES▪ a philosophy of life, a philosophy of mind
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Philosophy — • Detailed article on the history of the love of wisdom Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Philosophy Philosophy † … Catholic encyclopedia
philosophy — Philosophy (from the Greek philo (love) and sophia (wisdom)) in British culture has undergone a series of revolutionary changes since 1960. Until recently, English language philosophy was dominated by analytic and linguistic philosophy based… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
Philosophy — Phi*los o*phy (f[i^]*l[o^]s [ o]*f[y^]), n.; pl. {Philosophies} (f[i^]*l[o^]s [ o]*f[i^]z). [OE. philosophie, F. philosophie, L. philosophia, from Gr. filosofi a. See {Philosopher}.] 1. Literally, the love of, inducing the search after, wisdom;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
philosophy — Philosophy in the early years of the twentieth century was heavily influenced by two different traditions. On the one hand, there was the legacy of the Europeanizing movement known as Krausism, a kind of secular humanism with a religious tinge … Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture
philosophy — [fi läs′ə fē] n. pl. philosophies [ME philosophie < OFr < L philosophia < Gr < philosophos: see PHILOSOPHER] 1. Archaic love of, or the search for, wisdom or knowledge 2. theory or logical analysis of the principles underlying conduct … English World dictionary
philosophy — c.1300, from O.Fr. filosofie (12c.), from L. philosophia, from Gk. philosophia love of knowledge, wisdom, from philo loving (see PHILO (Cf. philo )) + sophia knowledge, wisdom, from sophis wise, learned; of unknown origin. Nec quicquam aliud est… … Etymology dictionary
philosophy — index doctrine, posture (attitude), principle (axiom), theory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
philosophy — [n] principles, knowledge aesthetics, attitude, axiom, beliefs, conception, convictions, doctrine, idea, ideology, logic, metaphysics, ontology, outlook, rationalism, reason, reasoning, system, tenet, theory, thinking, thought, truth, values,… … New thesaurus
philosophy — ► NOUN (pl. philosophies) 1) the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. 2) the theories of a particular philosopher. 3) a theory or attitude that guides one s behaviour. 4) the study of the theoretical basis of a… … English terms dictionary
Philosophy — For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
philosophy — /fi los euh fee/, n., pl. philosophies. 1. the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct. 2. any of the three branches, namely natural philosophy, moral philosophy, and metaphysical philosophy, that are… … Universalium
