PHILOSOPHY


Meaning of PHILOSOPHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fɪlɒsəfi ]

( philosophies)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

Philosophy is the study or creation of theories about basic things such as the nature of existence, knowledge, and thought, or about how people should live.

He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.

...traditional Chinese philosophy.

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2.

A philosophy is a particular set of ideas that a philosopher has.

...the philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.

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3.

A philosophy is a particular theory that someone has about how to live or how to deal with a particular situation.

The best philosophy is to change your food habits to a low-sugar, high-fibre diet...

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