philosophy
31philosophy — noun (plural phies) Etymology: Middle English philosophie, from Anglo French, from Latin philosophia, from Greek, from philosophos philosopher Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) all learning exclusive of technical precepts and practical arts (2) the… …
32philosophy — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The study of knowledge] Syn. theory, reasoned doctrine, explanation of phenomena, logical concept, systematic view, theory of knowledge, early science, natural philosophy; see also knowledge 1 . Fields of philosophy include …
33Philosophy — broad field of inquiry concerning knowledge; in which the definition of knowledge itself is one of the subjects investigated. Philosophy is the pursuit of wisdom, spans the nature of the universe and human nature (of the mind and the body), the… …
34philosophy — noun 1 (U) the study of the nature and meaning of existence and reality, good and evil, etc 2 (C) one of the many systems of thought that has this study as its base: the philosophy of Kant 3 (C) a rule you follow in living your life, doing your… …
35philosophy*/ — [fɪˈlɒsəfi] noun 1) [C/U] the study of theories about the meaning of things such as life, knowledge, and beliefs, or a particular theory that results from this study He studied politics and philosophy.[/ex] a professor of philosophy[/ex] Eastern… …
36philosophy — phi•los•o•phy [[t]fɪˈlɒs ə fi[/t]] n. pl. phies 1) pho the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct 2) pho a system of philosophical doctrine: the philosophy of Spinoza[/ex] 3) pho the critical study of… …
37philosophy — noun /fɪlˈɒsəfi/ a) (originally) The love of wisdom : Philosophy is often divided into five major branches: logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics. b) An academic discipline that seeks truth throug …
38PHILOSOPHY — the science of sciences or of things in general, properly an attempt to find the absolute in the contingent, the immutable in the mutable, the universal in the particular, the eternal in the temporal, the real in the phenomenal, the ideal in… …
39philosophy — There has always been a tendency in Christian thought which is suspicious of philosophy and human reasoning. Paul (1 Cor. 1: 16 ff.) denigrated wisdom: it had no power to save, compared with the ‘foolishness of the cross’. In modern times the… …
40philosophy — noun 1) the philosophy of Aristotle Syn: thinking, thought, reasoning 2) her political philosophy Syn: beliefs, credo, convictions, ideology, ideas, thinking, notions, theories, doct …
