Search Result:philosophy


KK Pronunciation

〔 fәˋlɑsәfI 〕

Pronunciation

〔 fiˊlɒsәfi 〕


Overview of noun philosophy

The noun philosophy has 3 senses


  • doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism -- (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)

  • philosophy -- (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)

  • philosophy -- (any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it")