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单词 philosophy
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
phi•los•o•phy /fɪˈlɑsəfi/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -phies. 
  1. Philosophy[uncountable] the study of the truths and principles of existence, knowledge, and conduct.
  2. Philosophy a particular system of such study or beliefs:[countable]the philosophy of Spinoza.
  3. Philosophy the critical study of the basic principles of a branch of knowledge:[uncountable]the philosophy of science.
  4. Philosophy a system of principles for guidance in one's everyday affairs:[countable]a simple philosophy of life: Treat others just as you would like to be treated.
See -phil-, -soph-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
phi•los•o•phy  (fi losə fē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -phies. 
  1. Philosophythe rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
  2. Philosophyany of the three branches, namely natural philosophy, moral philosophy, and metaphysical philosophy, that are accepted as composing this study.
  3. Philosophya system of philosophical doctrine:the philosophy of Spinoza.
  4. Philosophythe critical study of the basic principles and concepts of a particular branch of knowledge, esp. with a view to improving or reconstituting them:the philosophy of science.
  5. Philosophya system of principles for guidance in practical affairs.
  6. Philosophya philosophical attitude, as one of composure and calm in the presence of troubles or annoyances.
  • Greek philosophía. See philo-, -sophy
  • Latin philosophia
  • Middle English philosophie 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
philosophy /fɪˈlɒsəfɪ/ n ( pl -phies)
  1. the academic discipline concerned with making explicit the nature and significance of ordinary and scientific beliefs and investigating the intelligibility of concepts by means of rational argument concerning their presuppositions, implications, and interrelationships; in particular, the rational investigation of the nature and structure of reality (metaphysics), the resources and limits of knowledge (epistemology), the principles and import of moral judgment (ethics), and the relationship between language and reality (semantics)
  2. the particular doctrines relating to these issues of some specific individual or school: the philosophy of Descartes
  3. the critical study of the basic principles and concepts of a discipline: the philosophy of law
  4. any system of belief, values, or tenets
  5. a personal outlook or viewpoint
  6. serenity of temper
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French filosofie, from Latin philosophia, from Greek, from philosophos lover of wisdom
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