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philosophy

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philosophy /fəˈlɑːsəfi/ noun
plural philosophies
philosophy
/fəˈlɑːsəfi/
noun
plural philosophies
Learner's definition of PHILOSOPHY
1 
a  [noncount] : the study of ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life, etc.哲学
— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
b  [count] : a particular set of ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life, etc.哲学体系；思想体系
— often + of
2 
[count] : a set of ideas about how to do something or how to live做事理念；人生观；处世哲学
TOEFL BNC: 2351 COCA: 2252

philosophy

noun

phi·​los·​o·​phy fə-ˈlä-s(ə-)fē How to pronounce philosophy (audio)
plural philosophies
1
a(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
2
a
: 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
3
a
: a system of philosophical concepts
b
: a theory underlying or regarding a sphere of activity or thought
the philosophy of war
4
a
: the most basic beliefs, concepts, and attitudes of an individual or group
b
: calmness of temper and judgment befitting a philosopher

Synonyms

Example Sentences

There's plenty of blame to go around: poor regulation, eight years of a failed Republican economic philosophy, Wall Street-friendly Democrats who helped stymie reform, misguided bipartisan efforts to promote home ownership, Wall Street greed, corrupt CEOs, a botched rescue effort, painfully fallible central bankers. Daniel Gross, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2009 Broadly speaking, philosophy has three concerns: how the world hangs together, how our beliefs can be justified, and how to live. Jim Holt, New York Times Book Review, 15 Feb. 2009 Almost none of the kids were older than twenty-five, as if there were a sell-by date on radical social philosophy, a legal age limit after which one must surrender lofty ideals and shave off all dreadlocks. Matthew Power, Harper's, March 2008 In their mission statement, the editors bragged of their firm commitment to equality and social justice, but their philosophy didn't prevent them from summoning Lindsey to perform all their menial tasks. Kim Wong Keltner, The Dim Sum of All Things, 2004 Her degree is in philosophy and religion. The group eventually split over conflicting political philosophies. Her main cooking philosophy is to use only fresh ingredients. See More
Recent Examples on the Web The natural builders take this philosophy a step further. Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2022 As digital threats to its users expand, though, the company has had to evolve this philosophy. WIRED, 14 Sep. 2022 This philosophy, and the desire to work with entrepreneurs and operators is what drew Revsin to Tribe Capital. Sergei Revzin And Vadim Revzin, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Though this judicial philosophy purports to interpret the Constitution as it was originally understood, Uthmeier’s memo shows that original understanding is still subject to the whims and manipulations of twenty-first-century conservative lawyers. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 21 July 2022 Instead of becoming a physicist, Koethe went over to the dark side of philosophy and poetry. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022 Pardazi was studying philosophy at the University of Toronto, according to CTV News Toronto, and ran a TikTok account with more than 100,000 followers. Julianne Mcshane, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2022 Crucially, both were also foreigners to the traditional way of doing philosophy, their profession of choice. Robert Zaretsky, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022 But that philosophy goes out the window when a primetime game against a top-five opponent gets put on the table. Stephen Means, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English philosophie, from Anglo-French, from Latin philosophia, from Greek, from philosophos philosopher

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Time Traveler
The first known use of philosophy was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing philosophy
TOEFL BNC: 2351 COCA: 2252
philosophy

noun¹

 1study of ideas about the meaning of life哲學ADJECTIVE | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤ancient, classical, Enlightenment, medieval古代／古典／啟蒙／中世紀哲學▸➤contemporary, modern當代／現代哲學➤Buddhist, Chinese, Christian, Greek, Hindu, Islamic, etc.佛教、中國、基督教、希臘、印度教、伊斯蘭教等哲學▸➤Eastern, Western東方／西方哲學▸➤judicial, moral, natural (historical) , political, religious, social, etc.司法、道德、自然、政治、宗教、社會等哲學◇the attraction of Marxism as a social philosophy馬克思主義作為一種社會哲學的魅力➤analytic, existential, feminist, postmodern, etc.分析、存在主義、女性主義、後現代主義等哲學PHRASES➤the philosophy of history, religion, science, etc.歷史、宗教、科學等原理  ➡ note at subject (for verbs and nouns)
philosophy

noun²

 2particular system of beliefs信仰體系ADJECTIVE | VERB + PHILOSOPHY | PHILOSOPHY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤competing, differing相互衝突的信仰體系；不同的思想體系➤governing, guiding, prevailing指導思想；主流思想◇humanism－the prevailing philosophy today in the Western world人文主義 － 當今西方世界盛行的哲學思想體系➤basic, core, general, underlying基本思想；核心思想▸➤homespun, simple樸素的人生哲學◇the homespun philosophy that kept her going during this difficult period支撑她度過這一艱難時期的樸素的人生哲學➤personal個人理念➤corporate企業理念▸➤conservative, liberal保守的人生哲學；自由的生活態度▸➤design, economic, educational, management, market, political, religious, social設計理念；經濟原理；教育理念；管理理念；市場理念；政治思想體系；宗教思想體系；社會思想體系◇a furniture-maker's design philosophy傢具製造商的設計理念VERB + PHILOSOPHY➤develop, formulate發展人生哲學；創立思想體系◇Over the years he has developed his own personal philosophy.多年來，他已形成了一套自己的處世哲學。➤articulate表明人生哲學▸➤adopt, embrace, espouse, follow採納人生哲學；欣然接受思想體系➤share有同樣的理念◇We share the same guiding philosophy.我們的指導思想一致。➤reflect反映理念◇Does this in any way reflect your own philosophy?這是否以某種方式表明了你自己的哲學理念？➤reject放棄哲學體系➤base sth on基於⋯的理念◇These ideas are based on his political philosophy.這些想法基於他的政治理念。PHILOSOPHY + VERB➤guide sth, influence sth, inform sth, underlie sth, underpin sth思想體系指導⋯／影響⋯／左右⋯／貫穿⋯／支撑⋯◇the philosophy underlying the education system教育制度的根本理念PREPOSITION➤philosophy behind⋯背後的思想體系◇The new measures were introduced with no explanation of the philosophy behind them.新措施推行時沒有解釋其包含的理念。PHRASES➤a philosophy of life, a philosophy of mind人生／心靈哲學

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