philosophy
- noun
- /fəˈlɑːsəfi/
- Many students enroll in philosophy courses to explore fundamental questions about knowledge and ethics.
- political philosophy
- philosophy of science
- moral philosophy
That is an explanation of the philosophy of Immanuel Kant.
- That is an explanation of the philosophy of Immanuel Kant.
- And this actually brings us back to the philosophy of mathematics.
- Now this is not this is philosophy, this is metaphysics.
- The Meditations isn't really a philosophy book per SE.
- You know, only those who who make time for philosophy are truly alive, he says.
- From VMI, went to political science and philosophy at Alfred.
- What do you think is the problem with modern philosophy and why did we go wrong?
- However, his books are amazing and Nietzsche's philosophy is incredible.
- Then I'm reading this philosophy de la mod, Philosophy of Fashion by Gioximel.
- But in its consciousness and in this philosophy, there is no matter.
- And they get frustrated, especially with philosophy and logics.
Examples
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In college, I studied philosophy to understand different views on existence and reality.
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All his writings in political and social philosophy attest to his admiration for things British.
Academic text (1999) -
I believe your philosophy of life is a key point.
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I learned that in my philosophy class.
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Welcome to my philosophy class.
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I was a professor of philosophy.
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My father spent all his time at study... at books of learning and philosophy.
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Teaching classical texts of political philosophy in an age of visual media is a difficult business.
Academic text (1999) -
I wrote my undergraduate thesis at Harvard on the philosophy of John Dewey.
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The professor lectured on ancient Greek philosophy and its impact on modern thought.
Compounds
A part of a university where people teach and study ideas about life and knowledge
- Specialized
A university degree that shows you did new research after several years of study
A philosophy that says people create their own meaning by choosing freely and taking responsibility
- Archaic
A way of thinking about teaching that supports women's rights and equal schooling
- Formal
A view that knowledge comes mostly from what we learn through our senses
Ideas that say people are free and responsible for making their own meaning and values
An early Greek way of thinking about nature and the universe that explains things without using myths
- Specialized
Study of ideas that values inner feeling and spiritual belief over facts
How Theoretical
Surface Forms
Etymology
Philosophy comes from Greek parts philo- 'love' and -sophy (from sophia) 'wisdom', so it literally means 'love of wisdom'. As a subject, philosophy studies big questions about knowledge, life, and what is real, which is why it is a search for wisdom.