philosophy
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4.4
- noun
- /fəˈlɑːsəfi/
- She developed her own philosophy on how to achieve happiness in life.
- a personal philosophy
- management philosophy
- an educational philosophy
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Watch on YouTubeIt might be your life philosophy, however you define it.
- It might be your life philosophy, however you define it.
- Do you have a personal philosophy that you could share?
- And it it might go against the philosophy of what we stand for.
- How has your experience with Asia, Asian languages, philosophies influenced?
- That's my same philosophy on the whole COVID situation.
- How has your philosophy changed over time?
- And it's always been part of our philosophy to give back.
- So yeah, you have an intersecting of two philosophies, common sense and technology.
- Next to all of this philosophy, we need both.
- And I, my, my philosophy is what's the story?
Examples
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So yes, that is my whole philosophy in a nutshell.
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I'm glad to see you've adopted the philosophies of my people.
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Do you have a personal philosophy that you could share?
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This is our philosophy and this we will follow.
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How has your philosophy changed over time?
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And essentially, her philosophy was very, very simple.
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It's part of our core philosophy.
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Another condition which a life philosophy helps with is anxiety.
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Not all mission statements and personal philosophies are the same, of course.
Academic text (2011) -
Integrity has been the foundation of Thrush's philosophy
Synonyms
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Moral rules that tell people what is right and wrong and the study of those rules
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6.3
Ideas and beliefs that guide a group's political and social actions
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6.0
A set of beliefs taught and held by a group, for example a religion or political party
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2.3
Ideas about what is right and wrong that guide how people behave
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3.8
A set of ideas and values that shape how people think and act
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4.5
A set of beliefs that guide a person or group
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A shared set of ideas about a subject held by a group
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A set of beliefs that guide how a person or group acts
Compounds
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A part of a university where people teach and study ideas about life and knowledge
- Specialized
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A university degree that shows you did new research after several years of study
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A philosophy that says people create their own meaning by choosing freely and taking responsibility
- Specialized
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Study of ideas that values inner feeling and spiritual belief over facts
Ideas that say people are free and responsible for making their own meaning and values
- Formal
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A view that knowledge comes mostly from what we learn through our senses
- Archaic
A way of thinking about teaching that supports women's rights and equal schooling
An early Greek way of thinking about nature and the universe that explains things without using myths
How Influential
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7.7
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3.7
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Philosophy comes from Greek parts philo- 'love' and -sophy (from sophia) 'wisdom', so it literally means 'love of wisdom'. A person's philosophy is the set of beliefs they value and live by.