Essential Meaning of philosophy
1: the study of ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life, etc.
a professor of philosophy
Her degree is in philosophy and religion.
2: a particular set of ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life, etc.
The group eventually split over conflicting political philosophies.
3: a set of ideas about how to do something or how to live
Her main cooking philosophy is to use only fresh ingredients.
My philosophy is to live and let live. [=let other people live the way they want to]
His philosophy of life [=his way of living] is to treat people as he would like to be treated.
Full Definition of philosophy
1a(1): all learning exclusive of technical precepts and practical arts
(2): the sciences and liberal arts exclusive of medicine, law, and theology
a doctor of philosophy
(3): the 4-year college course of a major seminary
b(1)archaic : PHYSICAL SCIENCE
(2): ETHICS
c: a discipline comprising as its core logic, aesthetics, ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology
2a: pursuit of wisdom
b: a search for a general understanding of values and reality by chiefly speculative rather than observational means
c: an analysis of the grounds of and concepts expressing fundamental beliefs
3a: a system of philosophical concepts
b: a theory underlying or regarding a sphere of activity or thought
the philosophy of war
4a: the most basic beliefs, concepts, and attitudes of an individual or group
b: calmness of temper and judgment befitting a philosopher
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