1. the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct. 2. a system of philosophical doctrine: the philosophy of Spinoza. 3. the critical study of the basic principles and concepts of a particular branch of knowledge: the philosophy of science.
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It is one of the chief skills of the philosopher not to occupy himself with questions which do not concern him [Ludwig Wittgenstein Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus] There is no statement so absurd that no philosopher will make it [Cicero De Divinatione] There was never yet philosopher.
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Function: noun. Inflected Form(s): plural -phies. 1 : the study of the basic ideas about knowledge, truth, right and wrong, religion, and the nature and meaning of life. 2 : the philosophical teachings or principles of a person or group <Greek philosophy>.
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2. (Philosophy) the particular doctrines relating to these issues of some specific individual or school: the philosophy of Descartes. 3. (Philosophy) the critical study of the basic principles and concepts of a discipline: the philosophy of law. 4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) archaic or literary the investigation of natural phenomena, esp alchemy, astrology, and astronomy. 5. any system of belief, values, or tenets.
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1. (Philosophy) a student, teacher, or devotee of philosophy. 2. a person of philosophical temperament, esp one who is patient, wise, and stoical. 3. (Alchemy) (formerly) an alchemist or devotee of occult science. 4. a person who establishes the ideology of a cult or movement: the philosopher of the revolution.
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Historically, philosophy encompassed any body of knowledge. From the time of Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle to the 19th century, natural philosophy encompassed astronomy, medicine and physics. For example, Newton's 1687 Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy later became classified as a book of physics.
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the philosophy of Aristotle, especially an emphasis upon formal deductive logic, upon the concept that reality is a combination of form and matter, and upon investigation of the concrete and particular. — Aristotelian, n., adj.
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Traditionally, the term philosophy referred to any body of knowledge. In this sense, philosophy is closely related to religion, mathematics, natural science, education and politics.
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Philosophy (from Greek φιλοσοφία, philosophia, literally love of wisdom) is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. The term was probably coined by Pythagoras (c. 570 – c. 495 BC).
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2. a person who is deeply versed in philosophy. 3. a person who establishes the central ideas of some movement, cult, etc. 4. a person who regulates his or her life by the light of philosophy or reason. 5. a person who is sensibly calm or rational, esp. under trying circumstances.
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A philosopher is a person of philosophical temperament, especially one who is patient, wise, and stoical. Philosopher is a person of philosophical temperament.