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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]], often attempting to answer the confusion revolving around general concepts such as existence and rationality.
# {{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.}}
#: {{ux|en|The branch of philosophy focusing on answering and explaining these concepts, or any other subject in general is "logic".}}

#* {{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
#* {{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
|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{{...}}}}
|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{{...}}}}
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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}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|filosofie}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ፍልስፍና}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ፍልስፍና}}
* Belarusian: {{t+|be|філасо́фія|sc=Cyrl}}
* Belarusian: {{t+|be|філасо́фія|sc=Cyrl}}
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*: Ancient: {{t|grc|φιλοσοφία|f}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|φιλοσοφία|f}}
* 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}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|filosofie}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ፍልስፍና}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ፍልስፍና}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|فَلْسَفَة|f}}
* 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}}
*: Hijazi Arabic: {{t|acw|فَلْسَفة|f|tr=falsafa}}
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* Khmer: {{t+|km|ទស្សនវិជ្ជា|sc=Khmr|tr=tʊəhsana vɨcchie}}
* Khmer: {{t+|km|ទស្សនវិជ្ជា|sc=Khmr|tr=tʊəhsana vɨcchie}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|철학(哲學)}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|철학(哲學)}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t+|ky|философия}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|philosophia|f}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|philosophia|f}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|filozofija|f}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|filozofija|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}}
* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|filusufìa|f}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|filozofia|f}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|filozofia|f}}
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{{trans-top|comprehensive system of belief}}
{{trans-top|comprehensive system of belief}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|filosofie}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ፍልስፍና}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ፍልስፍና}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|فَلْسَفَة|f}}, {{t+|ar|مَذْهَب|m}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|فَلْسَفَة|f}}, {{t+|ar|مَذْهَب|m}}
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* 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}}
* 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}}
* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|filusufìa|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|filosofi|c}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|filosofi|c}}
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{{trans-top|view regarding fundamental principles}}
{{trans-top|view regarding fundamental principles}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|filosofie}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ፍልስፍና}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ፍልስፍና}}
* Arabic: {{t+|ar|مَذْهَب|m}}, {{t+|ar|عَقِيدَة|f}}
* Arabic: {{t+|ar|مَذْهَب|m}}, {{t+|ar|عَقِيدَة|f}}
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* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|filozófia}}, {{t+|hu|elmélet}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|filozófia}}, {{t+|hu|elmélet}}
* 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}}
* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|filusufìa|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|filosofi|c}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|filosofi|c}}
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{{trans-top|general principle}}
{{trans-top|general principle}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|filosofie}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ፍልስፍና}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ፍልስፍና}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مَبْدَأ|m}}, {{t+|ar|مَذْهَب|m}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مَبْدَأ|m}}, {{t+|ar|مَذْهَب|m}}
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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}}
* 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}}
* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|filusufìa|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|filosofi|c}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|filosofi|c}}

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English

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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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Translations

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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.

See also

References

Further reading

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