PHILOSOPHY


Meaning of PHILOSOPHY in English

noun

1 study of ideas about the meaning of life

ADJECTIVE

▪ ancient , classical , Enlightenment , medieval

▪ contemporary , modern

▪ Buddhist , Chinese , Christian , Greek , Hindu , Islamic , etc.

▪ Eastern , Western

▪ judicial , moral , natural ( historical ), political , religious , social , etc.

the attraction of Marxism as a social ~

▪ analytic , existential , feminist , postmodern , etc.

PHRASES

▪ the ~ of history, religion, science, etc.

2 particular system of beliefs

ADJECTIVE

▪ competing , differing

▪ governing , guiding , prevailing

humanism—the prevailing ~ today in the Western world

▪ basic , core , general , underlying

▪ homespun ( esp. BrE ), simple

the homespun ~ that kept her going during this difficult period

▪ personal

▪ corporate

▪ conservative , liberal

▪ design , economic , educational , management , market , political , religious , social

a furniture-maker's design ~

VERB + PHILOSOPHY

▪ develop , formulate

Over the years he has developed his own personal ~.

▪ articulate

▪ adopt , embrace , espouse , follow

▪ share

We share the same guiding ~.

▪ reflect

Does this in any way reflect your own ~?

▪ reject

▪ base sth on

These ideas are based on his political ~.

PHILOSOPHY + VERB

▪ guide sth , influence sth , inform sth , underlie sth , underpin sth

the ~ underlying the education system

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ behind

The new measures were introduced with no explanation of the ~ behind them.

PHRASES

▪ a ~ of life , a ~ of mind

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .