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From Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία from φίλος (philos, “beloved”) & σοφία (sophia, “wisdom”).

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philosophy (countable and uncountable; plural philosophies)

  1. (uncountable) (originally) The love of wisdom
  2. (uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism
    Philosophy is often divided into five major branches: logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics.
  3. (countable) A comprehensive system of belief.
  4. (countable) A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain.
    a philosophy of government
    a philosophy of education
  5. (countable) A general principle (usually moral).
  6. (archaic) A broader branch of (non-applied) science

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