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| phi·los·o·phy [ fi lóssəfee ] (plural phi·los·o·phies) |
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1. examination of basic concepts: the branch of knowledge or academic study devoted to the systematic examination of basic concepts such as truth, existence, reality, causality, and freedom
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2. school of thought: a particular system of thought or doctrine
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3. guiding or underlying principles: a set of basic principles or concepts underlying a particular sphere of knowledge
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4. set of beliefs or aims: a precept, or set of precepts, beliefs, principles, or aims, underlying somebody's practice or conduct
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5. calm resignation: restraint, resignation, or calmness and rationality in somebody's behavior or response to events
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| [14th century. Via French and Latin< Greek philosophia< philosophos (see philosopher)] |
