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===Alternative forms===
===Alternative forms===
* {{l|en|philosophie}} {{qualifier|obsolete}}
* {{alt|en|philosophie||obsolete}}
* {{l|en|phylosophie}} {{qualifier|obsolete}}
* {{alt|en|phylosophie||obsolete}}
* {{l|en|phylosophy}} {{qualifier|nonstandard}}
* {{alt|en|phylosophy||nonstandard}}


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|philosophie}}, {{der|en|fro|philosophie}}, and their source, {{der|en|la|philosophia}}, from {{der|en|grc|φιλοσοφία}}, from {{m|grc|φίλος|t=loving}} + {{m|grc|σοφία|t=wisdom}}. Synchronically, {{affix|en|philo-|-sophy}}. Displaced native {{noncog|ang|ūþwitegung}}.
From {{inh|en|enm|philosophie}}, {{der|en|fro|philosophie}}, and their source, {{der|en|la|philosophia}}, from {{der|en|grc|φιλοσοφία}}, from {{m|grc|φίλος|t=loving}} + {{m|grc|σοφία|t=wisdom}}. {{surf|en|philo-|-sophy}}. Displaced native {{noncog|ang|ūþwitegung}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
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# {{lb|en|uncountable|originally}} The [[love]] of [[wisdom]].
# {{lb|en|uncountable|originally}} The [[love]] of [[wisdom]].
# {{lb|en|uncountable}} An [[academic]] [[discipline]] that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism.
# {{lb|en|uncountable}} An [[academic]] [[discipline]] that seeks truth through reasoning rather than [[empiricism]], often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.
#: {{ux|en|'''Philosophy''' is often divided into five major branches: logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics.}}
#: {{ux|en|'''Philosophy''' is often divided into five major branches: logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics.}}
#* '''1661''', {{w|John Fell (bishop)|John Fell}}, ''[http://archive.org/stream/a615775104worduoft/a615775104worduoft_djvu.txt The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond]''
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1661|author={{w|John Fell (bishop)|John Fell}}|title=The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond|url=http://archive.org/stream/a615775104worduoft/a615775104worduoft_djvu.txt
#*: During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of '''philosophy''', he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant{{...}}
|passage=During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of '''philosophy''', he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant{{...}}}}
# {{lb|en|countable}} A [[comprehensive]] [[system]] of [[belief]].
# {{lb|en|countable}} A [[comprehensive]] [[system]] of [[belief]].
# {{lb|en|countable}} A [[view]] or [[outlook]] regarding [[fundamental]] [[principle]]s underlying some domain.
# {{lb|en|countable}} A [[view]] or [[outlook]] regarding [[fundamental]] [[principle]]s underlying some domain.
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# A [[calm]] and [[thoughtful]] [[demeanor]]; calmness of [[temper]].
# A [[calm]] and [[thoughtful]] [[demeanor]]; calmness of [[temper]].
# {{lb|en|printing|dated}} {{synonym of|en|small pica|nodot=1}} {{q|especially in French printing}}.
# {{lb|en|printing|dated}} {{synonym of|en|small pica|nodot=1}} {{q|especially in French printing}}.
#* '''2010''', Thomas Wharton, ''Salamander'', Emblem Editions ({{ISBN|9781551994444}})
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2010|author=Thomas Wharton|title=Salamander|publisher=Emblem Editions|isbn=9781551994444
#*: Although I prefer small pica. Or as its{{SIC}} sometimes known, '''philosophy'''.
|passage=Although I prefer small pica. Or as its{{SIC}} sometimes known, '''philosophy'''.<br>– ''Small pica, or '''philosophy''''', she said. It sounds like the title of a novel. With a girl heroine.}}
#*: – ''Small pica, or '''philosophy''''', she said. It sounds like the title of a novel. With a girl heroine.


====Meronyms====
====Meronyms====
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====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|critical philosophy|rosewater philosophy|synthetic philosophy|Unix philosophy
{{der4|en
|analytic philosophy
|analytic philosophy
|antiphilosophy
|antiphilosophy
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|philosophize
|philosophize
|philosophy of mind
|philosophy of mind
|philosophy of science
|philosophy of science|ordinary language philosophy
|philosophylike
|philosophylike
|physiophilosophy
|physiophilosophy
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====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|the pursuit of wisdom}}
{{trans-top|the pursuit of wisdom}}
* Kurdish {{t+|kmr|felsefe}}
⚫
* Belarusian: {{t|be|філасо́фія|sc=Cyrl}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|filosofie}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ፍልስፍና}}
⚫
* Belarusian: {{t+|be|філасо́фія|sc=Cyrl}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ဒဿနဗေဒ}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ဒဿနဗေဒ}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|wijsbegeerte|f}}, {{t+|nl|filosofie|f}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|wijsbegeerte|f}}, {{t+|nl|filosofie|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|φιλοσοφία|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|φιλοσοφία|f}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|φιλοσοφία|f}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|φιλοσοφία|f}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|悟り|tr=[[さとり]], satori}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|悟り|tr=[[さとり]], satori}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|filozofija|f}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|мудрување|n}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|мудрување|n}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|ūþwitegung|f}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|ūþwitegung|f}}
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{{trans-top|academic discipline}}
{{trans-top|academic discipline}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|فَلْسَفَة|f}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|filosofie}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ፍልስፍና}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|لْسَفَة|f}}
*: Egyptian Arabic: {{t|arz|فلسفة|f|tr=falsafa}}
*: Egyptian Arabic: {{t|arz|فلسفة|f|tr=falsafa}}
*: Hijazi Arabic: {{t|acw|فَلْسَفة|f|tr=falsafa}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|փիլիսոփայություն}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|փիլիսոփայություն}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|fəlsəfə}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|fəlsəfə}}
* Balinese: {{t|ban|ᬢᬢ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬯ|tr=tattwa|sc=Bali}}
* Balinese: {{t|ban|ᬢᬢ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬯ|tr=tattwa|sc=Bali}}
* Basque: {{t|eu|filosofia}}
* Basque: {{t|eu|filosofia}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|філасо́фія|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* Belarusian: {{t+|be|філасо́фія|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|филосо́фия|f}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|филосо́фия|f}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ဒဿနဗေဒ}}, {{t+|my|သဘာဝတ္ထဗေဒ}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ဒဿနဗေဒ}}, {{t+|my|သဘာဝတ္ထဗေဒ}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|filosofia}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|filosofia}}
* Chinese:
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|哲学|tr=zhéxué|sc=Hani}}
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|哲學|tr= zit3 hok6}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|哲学|tr=zhéxué}}
* Cornish: {{t|kw|filosofieth|f}}
* Cornish: {{t|kw|filosofieth|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|filozofie|f}}, {{t+|cs|filosofie|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|filozofie|f}}, {{t+|cs|filosofie|f}}
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* Italian: {{t+|it|filosofia|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|filosofia|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|哲学|tr=[[てつがく]], tetsugaku}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|哲学|tr=[[てつがく]], tetsugaku}}
* Kannada: {{t+|kn|ತತ್ತ್ವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|пәлсапа}}, {{t|kk|фәлсафа}}, {{t+|kk|философия}}, {{t|kk|даналықтану}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|пәлсапа}}, {{t|kk|фәлсафа}}, {{t+|kk|философия}}, {{t|kk|даналықтану}}
* Khmer: {{t+|km|ទស្សនវិជ្ជា|sc=Khmr|tr=tʊəhsana vɨcchie}}
* Khmer: {{t+|km|ទស្សនវិជ្ជា|sc=Khmr|tr=tʊəhsana vɨcchie}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|철학}} ({{t+|ko|哲學|sc=Hani}})
* Korean: {{t+|ko|철학(哲學)}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t+|ky|философия}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|philosophia|f}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|philosophia|f}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|filozofija|f}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|filozofija|f}}
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* Malay: {{t+|ms|falsafah}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|falsafah}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|whakaaromōhio}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|whakaaromōhio}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|философи}}
* Muong: {{t|mtq|tliết học}}
* Muong: {{t|mtq|tliết học}}
* Nepali: {{t|ne|दर्शन|tr=darsan}}
* Norwegian:
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|filosofi|m}}
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|filosofi|m}}
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* Occitan: {{t+|oc|filosofia|f}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|filosofia|f}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|ūþwitegung|f}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|ūþwitegung|f}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|فلسفه|sc=fa-Arab|tr=falsafe}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|فلسفه|tr=falsafe}}, {{t|fa|خرددوستی|tr=xeraddusti}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|filozofia|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|filozofia|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|filosofia|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|filosofia|f}}
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* Serbo-Croatian:
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|филозофија|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|филозофија|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|filozofija|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|filozofija|f}}
* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|filusufìa|f}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|filozofia|f}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|filozofia|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|filosofía|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|filosofía|f}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|falsafa|c9}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|falsafa|c9}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|filosofi|c}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|filosofi|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|pilosopya}}, {{t|tl|batnayan}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|pilosopiya}}, {{t|tl|batnayan}}
* Tajik: {{t+|tg|фалсафа|sc=Cyrl}}
* Tajik: {{t+|tg|фалсафа|sc=Cyrl}}
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|மெய்யியல்|sc=Taml}}, {{t+|ta|தத்துவம்|sc=Taml}}
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|மெய்யியல்|sc=Taml}}, {{t+|ta|தத்துவம்|sc=Taml}}
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{{trans-top|comprehensive system of belief}}
{{trans-top|comprehensive system of belief}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|filosofie}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ፍልስፍና}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|فَلْسَفَة|f}}, {{t+|ar|مَذْهَب|m}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|فَلْسَفَة|f}}, {{t+|ar|مَذْهَب|m}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|փիլիսոփայություն}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|փիլիսոփայություն}}
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* Greek: {{t+|el|φιλοσοφία|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|φιλοσοφία|f}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|फ़लसफ़ा|m}}, {{t|hi|मज़हब|m}}, {{t+|hi|मजहब|m}}, {{t+|hi|दर्शन|m}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|फ़लसफ़ा|m}}, {{t|hi|मज़हब|m}}, {{t+|hi|मजहब|m}}, {{t+|hi|दर्शन|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|filozófia}}, {{t|hu|eszmerendszer}}, {{t+|hu|életfilozófia}}, {{t|hu|életszemlélet}}, {{t+|hu|életfelfogás}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|filozófia}}, {{t+|hu|eszmerendszer}}, {{t+|hu|életfilozófia}}, {{t+|hu|életszemlélet}}, {{t+|hu|életfelfogás}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|哲学|tr=[[てつがく]], tetsugaku}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|哲学|tr=[[てつがく]], tetsugaku}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|filozofija|f}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|философија|f}}, {{t|mk|филозофија|f}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|философија|f}}, {{t|mk|филозофија|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|filozofia|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|filosofia|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|filosofia|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|filozofie|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|filozofie|f}}
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* Serbo-Croatian:
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|филозофија|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|филозофија|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|filozofija|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|filozofija|f}}
* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|filusufìa|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|filosofi|c}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|filosofi|c}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|філосо́фія|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|філосо́фія|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|athroniaeth}}
* West Frisian: {{t|fy|filosofy|c}}
* West Frisian: {{t|fy|filosofy|c}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


{{trans-top|view regarding fundamental principles}}
{{trans-top|view regarding fundamental principles}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|filosofie}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ፍልስፍና}}
* Arabic: {{t+|ar|مَذْهَب|m}}, {{t+|ar|عَقِيدَة|f}}
* Arabic: {{t+|ar|مَذْهَب|m}}, {{t+|ar|عَقِيدَة|f}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|փիլիսոփայություն}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|փիլիսոփայություն}}
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* Hindi: {{t|hi|मज़हब|m}}, {{t+|hi|मजहब|m}}, {{t+|hi|अकीदा|f}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|मज़हब|m}}, {{t+|hi|मजहब|m}}, {{t+|hi|अकीदा|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|filozófia}}, {{t+|hu|elmélet}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|filozófia}}, {{t+|hu|elmélet}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|方針|tr=[[ほうしん]], hōshin}}, {{t+|ja|方向|tr=[[ほうこう]], hōkō}}, {{t+|ja|主義|tr=[[しゅぎ]], shugi}}, {{qualifier|figuratively}} {{t+|ja|哲学|tr=[[てつがく]], tetsugaku}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|方針|tr=[[ほうしん]], hōshin}}, {{t+|ja|方向|tr=[[ほうこう]], hōkō}}, {{t+|ja|主義|tr=[[しゅぎ]], shugi}}, {{qualifier|figuratively}} {{t+|ja|哲学|tr=[[てつがく]], tetsugaku}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|filozofija|f}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|философија|f}}, {{t|mk|филозофија|f}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|философија|f}}, {{t|mk|филозофија|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|filozofia|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|filosofia|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|filosofia|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|filozofie|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|filozofie|f}}
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* Serbo-Croatian:
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|филозофија|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|филозофија|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|filozofija|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|filozofija|f}}
* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|filusufìa|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|filosofi|c}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|filosofi|c}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


{{trans-top|general principle}}
{{trans-top|general principle}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|filosofie}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ፍልስፍና}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مَبْدَأ|m}}, {{t+|ar|مَذْهَب|m}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مَبْدَأ|m}}, {{t+|ar|مَذْهَب|m}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|փիլիսոփայություն}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|փիլիսոփայություն}}
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* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|filozófia}}, {{t+|hu|elv}}, {{t+|hu|alapelv}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|filozófia}}, {{t+|hu|elv}}, {{t+|hu|alapelv}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|方針|tr=[[ほうしん]], hōshin}}, {{t+|ja|方向|tr=[[ほうこう]], hōkō}}, {{t+|ja|主義|tr=[[しゅぎ]], shugi}}, {{qualifier|figuratively}} {{t+|ja|哲学|tr=[[てつがく]], tetsugaku}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|方針|tr=[[ほうしん]], hōshin}}, {{t+|ja|方向|tr=[[ほうこう]], hōkō}}, {{t+|ja|主義|tr=[[しゅぎ]], shugi}}, {{qualifier|figuratively}} {{t+|ja|哲学|tr=[[てつがく]], tetsugaku}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|filozofija|f}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|философија|f}}, {{t|mk|филозофија|f}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|философија|f}}, {{t|mk|филозофија|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|filozofia|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|filosofia|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|filosofia|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|filozofie|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|filozofie|f}}
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* Serbo-Croatian:
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|филозофија|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|филозофија|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|filozofija|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|filozofija|f}}
* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|filusufìa|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|filosofi|c}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|filosofi|c}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|athroniaeth}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


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* Maltese: {{t-check|mt|filosofija|f}}
* Maltese: {{t-check|mt|filosofija|f}}
* Mandarin: {{t+check|cmn|哲学|tr=zhéxué|sc=Hani}}
* Mandarin: {{t+check|cmn|哲学|tr=zhéxué|sc=Hani}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Romanian: {{t-check|ro|filosofie|f}}, {{t+check|ro|filozofie|f}}
* Romanian: {{t-check|ro|filosofie|f}}, {{t+check|ro|filozofie|f}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
* Serbo-Croatian:
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# {{lb|en|now|_|rare}} To [[philosophize]].
# {{lb|en|now|_|rare}} To [[philosophize]].
#* {{RQ:Florio Montaigne Essayes|chapter=12|book=II|passage=''Plato'' hath (in my seeming) loved this manner of '''Philosophying''', Dialogue wise in good earnest, that therby he might more decently place in sundry mouthes the diversity and variation of his owne conceits.}}
#* {{RQ:Montaigne Florio Essayes|chapter=12|book=II|passage=''Plato'' hath (in my seeming) loved this manner of '''Philosophying''', Dialogue wise in good earnest, that therby he might more decently place in sundry mouthes the diversity and variation of his owne conceits.}}


====See also====
====See also====

Revision as of 01:55, 1 May 2024

English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English philosophie, Old French philosophie, and their source, Latin philosophia, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía), from φίλος (phílos, “loving”) + σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”). By surface analysis, philo- +‎ -sophy. Displaced native Old English ūþwitegung.

Pronunciation

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Noun

philosophy (countable and uncountable, plural philosophies)

  1. (uncountable, originally) The love of wisdom.
  2. (uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.
    Philosophy is often divided into five major branches: logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics.
    • 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond‎[1]:
      During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]
  3. (countable) A comprehensive system of belief.
  4. (countable) A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain.
    a philosophy of government;   a philosophy of education
  5. (countable) A general principle (usually moral).
    • 2012, Francesca Valensise, From Building Fabric to City Form: Reconstruction in Calabria at end of Eighteenth Century‎[2], Gangemi Editore spa, →ISBN, page 8:
      As a matter of fact the Enlightment culture was based on a philosophy inspired to an ethical laicism whose aim was to create a better society based on principles such as solidarity, equality of rights and duties, and full freedom.
  6. (archaic) A broader branch of (non-applied) science.
  7. A calm and thoughtful demeanor; calmness of temper.
  8. (printing, dated) Synonym of small pica (especially in French printing).
    • 2010, Thomas Wharton, Salamander, Emblem Editions, →ISBN:
      Although I prefer small pica. Or as its[sic] sometimes known, philosophy.
      – Small pica, or philosophy, she said. It sounds like the title of a novel. With a girl heroine.

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Verb

philosophy (third-person singular simple present philosophies, present participle philosophying, simple past and past participle philosophied)

  1. (now rare) To philosophize.

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Further reading

  • "philosophy" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 235.
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