natural philosophyn.

Brit.

/ˌnatʃ(ə)rəl fᵻˈlɒsəfi/,

/ˌnatʃ(ə)rl̩ fᵻˈlɒsəfi/, U.S.

/ˈˌnætʃər(ə)l fəˈlɑsəfi/,

/ˈˌnætʃr(ə)l fəˈlɑsəfi/

Forms: see natural adj. and adv. and philosophy n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: natural adj., philosophy n.

Etymology: < natural adj. + philosophy n. Compare post-classical Latin philosophia naturalis (5th cent.), after ancient Greek ϕυσικὴ ϕιλοσοϕία (Aristotle). Compare also slightly earlier natural philosopher n.

Now chiefly historical.

The study of natural bodies and the phenomena connected with them; natural science; (in later use) spec. physical science, physics.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > [noun]

physicc1330

philosophya1387

natural philosophya1393

natural science?a1425

physicsc1487

philosophy of nature1695

physiology1704

science1779

azoology1817

material science1837

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [noun] > of material universe

philosophya1387

natural philosophya1393

natural science?a1425

experimental philosophy1651

science1779

stinks1869

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. 2399 (MED) Of naturel Philosophie He fond ferst also the clergie.

c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 277 (MED) As is natural philosophi medycynal for resonable keping and gouernyng of oure body.

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 70 Be all clerkis of naturale philosophy..jt is jnpossible yat the hevin be still, bot moving.

?1520 J. Rastell Nature .iiii. Element sig. Aij A few conclusyons..And poyntis of phylosophy naturall.

a1550 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Bodl. e Mus.) f. 53 (MED) No multiplyers but philosophers called will they be which naturall philosophye did never rede nor se.

1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xxxv. 128 Naturall Philosophy the ground mistresse to Physik.

1649 T. Fuller Just Mans Funeral 5 He..was skil'd in natural Philosophie from the Cedar to the Shrub.

1678 T. Hobbes Decameron Physiologicum i. 6 That sublunary Physiques, which is commonly called Natural Philosophy.

1708 A. Bower Hist. Univ. Edinb. (1817) II. 71 In the first of these classes, the students be taught logic and metaphysics; and, in the last, a compend of ethics and natural philosophy.

a1734 R. North Life F. North (1742) 332 He was adept in natural Philosophy and Mechanicks.

1798 J. Denholm Glasgow 208 In the fifth session, Natural and Experimental Philosophy, the Mathematics, and the private Moral Philosophy, complete their course as gown students.

1815 J. B. Scott Diary 3 Aug. in E. Mann Englishman at Home & Abroad (1930) vii. 167 My main object was to gain practical knowledge of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and Mental Philosophy.

1865 Chambers's Encycl. VII. 521/2 Physics..in its narrower sense..is equivalent to Natural Philosophy, which, until of late years, was the term more commonly used in Great Britain.

1929 K. E. Trail Reminisc. Old Aberdeen (1952) 104 All the subjects were compulsory for all students; they were Humanity or Latin, Greek, English, Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, Logic, Moral Philosophy and Natural Science.

1964 Univ. St. Andrews Gen. Council Agenda 25 Jan. 5 A Double Honours Course in Astronomy with Natural Philosophy; instead of the latter phrase, the word ‘Physics’ should be used, as is already the case in the Regulation in question.

1972 Nature 21 Apr. 374/1 The origin of the solar system is one of the oldest unsolved problems in natural philosophy.

2000 Isis 91 58 For those in the filiation of Boyle and the English natural theologians, natural philosophy was justified as a contribution to the understanding and worship of God.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	natural philosophy
释义	natural philosophyn. Brit. /ˌnatʃ(ə)rəl fᵻˈlɒsəfi/, /ˌnatʃ(ə)rl̩ fᵻˈlɒsəfi/, U.S. /ˈˌnætʃər(ə)l fəˈlɑsəfi/, /ˈˌnætʃr(ə)l fəˈlɑsəfi/ Forms: see natural adj. and adv. and philosophy n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: natural adj., philosophy n. Etymology: < natural adj. + philosophy n. Compare post-classical Latin philosophia naturalis (5th cent.), after ancient Greek ϕυσικὴ ϕιλοσοϕία (Aristotle). Compare also slightly earlier natural philosopher n. Now chiefly historical. The study of natural bodies and the phenomena connected with them; natural science; (in later use) spec. physical science, physics. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > [noun] physicc1330 philosophya1387 natural philosophya1393 natural science?a1425 physicsc1487 philosophy of nature1695 physiology1704 science1779 azoology1817 material science1837 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [noun] > of material universe philosophya1387 natural philosophya1393 natural science?a1425 experimental philosophy1651 science1779 stinks1869 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. 2399 (MED) Of naturel Philosophie He fond ferst also the clergie. c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 277 (MED) As is natural philosophi medycynal for resonable keping and gouernyng of oure body. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 70 Be all clerkis of naturale philosophy..jt is jnpossible yat the hevin be still, bot moving. ?1520 J. Rastell Nature .iiii. Element sig. Aij A few conclusyons..And poyntis of phylosophy naturall. a1550 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Bodl. e Mus.) f. 53 (MED) No multiplyers but philosophers called will they be which naturall philosophye did never rede nor se. 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xxxv. 128 Naturall Philosophy the ground mistresse to Physik. 1649 T. Fuller Just Mans Funeral 5 He..was skil'd in natural Philosophie from the Cedar to the Shrub. 1678 T. Hobbes Decameron Physiologicum i. 6 That sublunary Physiques, which is commonly called Natural Philosophy. 1708 A. Bower Hist. Univ. Edinb. (1817) II. 71 In the first of these classes, the students be taught logic and metaphysics; and, in the last, a compend of ethics and natural philosophy. a1734 R. North Life F. North (1742) 332 He was adept in natural Philosophy and Mechanicks. 1798 J. Denholm Glasgow 208 In the fifth session, Natural and Experimental Philosophy, the Mathematics, and the private Moral Philosophy, complete their course as gown students. 1815 J. B. Scott Diary 3 Aug. in E. Mann Englishman at Home & Abroad (1930) vii. 167 My main object was to gain practical knowledge of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and Mental Philosophy. 1865 Chambers's Encycl. VII. 521/2 Physics..in its narrower sense..is equivalent to Natural Philosophy, which, until of late years, was the term more commonly used in Great Britain. 1929 K. E. Trail Reminisc. Old Aberdeen (1952) 104 All the subjects were compulsory for all students; they were Humanity or Latin, Greek, English, Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, Logic, Moral Philosophy and Natural Science. 1964 Univ. St. Andrews Gen. Council Agenda 25 Jan. 5 A Double Honours Course in Astronomy with Natural Philosophy; instead of the latter phrase, the word ‘Physics’ should be used, as is already the case in the Regulation in question. 1972 Nature 21 Apr. 374/1 The origin of the solar system is one of the oldest unsolved problems in natural philosophy. 2000 Isis 91 58 For those in the filiation of Boyle and the English natural theologians, natural philosophy was justified as a contribution to the understanding and worship of God. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1393
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