Meaning

8 senses
  1. (uncountable)An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.

    Philosophy is often divided into five major branches: logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics.

    Philosophie

    филосо́фияfilosófija

    філосо́фіяfilosófija

  2. (countable)A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain.

    a philosophy of government; a philosophy of education

    Philosophie

    филосо́фияfilosófija

  3. (countable)A general principle (usually moral).

    Philosophie

  4. (countable)A comprehensive system of belief.

    Philosophie

    филосо́фияfilosófija

    філосо́фіяfilosófija

    a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

  5. (dated, uncountable)A calm and thoughtful demeanor; calmness of temper.

  6. (countable, dated, uncountable)Synonym of small pica (especially in French printing).

  7. (archaic, uncountable)The love of wisdom.

    філосо́фіяfilosófija

  8. (archaic, countable)A broader branch of (non-applied) science.

    natural philosophy

Examples

220 sentences
  1. What's the difference between religion and philosophy?

    Яка різниця між релігією та філософією? — deniko

    ruКакая разница между религией и философией? — astyng

    deWorin liegt der Unterschied zwischen Religion und Philosophie? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Philosophy is not a thing one can learn in six months.

    Філософію не вивчиш за півроку. — aandrusiak

    ruФилософию не выучишь за полгода. — afyodor

    dePhilosophie ist nichts, was man in sechs Monaten lernen kann. — Jens_Odo

  3. I agree with that philosophy.

    Я згоден з цією філософією. — deniko

  4. Tom and Mary have different philosophies of life.

    У Тома та Мері різні життєві філософії. — deniko

    ruУ Тома и Мэри разная жизненная философия. — odexed

  5. What's your philosophy?

    У чому полягає твоя філософія? — deniko

    deWas ist Ihre Philosophie? — Jens_Odo

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Origin

From Middle English philosophie, Old French philosophie, and their source, Latin philosoph

From Middle English philosophie, Old French philosophie, and their source, Latin philosophia, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía), from φίλος (phílos, “loving”) + σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”). By surface analysis, philo- + -sophy. Displaced Old English ūþwitegung.

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