philosophynoun
uk/fɪˈlɒs.ə.fi/us/fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/B2 [ U ] the use of reason in understanding such things as the nature of the real world and existence, the use and limits of knowledge, and the principles of moral judgment:
René Descartes is regarded as the founder of modern philosophy.
See also
PhD
the philosophy of sth
a group of theories and ideas related to the understanding of a particular subject:
the philosophy of education/religion/science
[ C ] a particular system of beliefs, values, and principles:
the Ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism
C1 [ C usually singular ] informal the way that someone thinks about life and deals with it:
Live now, pay later - that's my philosophy of life!
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- a degree in philosophy
- Marxist philosophy
- His tutor encouraged him to read widely in philosophy.
- She majored in philosophy at Harvard.
- a peddler of New Age philosophies
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Philosophy
- aesthete
- aesthetic
- anthropocentric
- Aristotle
- axiomatic
- globalist
- holism
- idealism
- individualism
- materialism
- postmodernism
- pseudo-science
- rationalism
- rationalist
- realism
- theorize
- theory
- utilitarianism
- yang
- yin
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