philosophy


Definition: Meaning of, philosophy in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fɪˈlɒsəfi /

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philosophy philosophies
  1. [uncountable] the study of the nature and meaning of existence, truth, good and evil, etc
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  2. [countable] the views of a particular philosopher or group of philosophers
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  3. [countable] the attitude or set of ideas that guides the behaviour of a person or organization
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philosophy used in phrases

  • Doctor of Philosophy (noun)
    1. a PHD
  • department of philosophy (noun)
    1. the academic department responsible for teaching philosophy
  • empiricist philosophy (noun)
    1. philosophy the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
  • existential philosophy (noun)
    1. philosophy a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
  • existentialist philosophy (noun)
    1. philosophy a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
  • legal philosophy (noun)
    1. the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
  • moral philosophy (noun)
    1. the philosophical study of moral values and rules
  • natural philosophy (noun)
    1. science
  • philosophy department (noun)
    1. the academic department responsible for teaching philosophy
  • transcendental philosophy (noun)
    1. any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
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