philosophy
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.
Noun 4 meanings
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.”
A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain.
“a philosophy of government; a philosophy of education”
A general principle (usually moral).
A comprehensive system of belief.
Etymology
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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PHILOSOPHY at a glance
PHILOSOPHY has 10 letters and scores 23 points in Scrabble (P 3 + H 4 + I 1 + L 1 + O 1 + S 1 + O 1 + P 3 + H 4 + Y 4) and 23 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,014 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with philosophy
All rhymes- PHOTOGRAPHY25
- TROPHY14
- MURPHY16
- GEOGRAPHY19
- BIOGRAPHY20
- BIBLIOGRAPHY25
- AUTOBIOGRAPHY24
- CHOREOGRAPHY26
- TOPOGRAPHY21
- CINEMATOGRAPHY27
- CALLIGRAPHY22
- DISCOGRAPHY23
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