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Webster Dictionary - What is philosophy
Main Entry: phi·los·o·phy
Pronunciation: f&-'lä-s(&-)fE
Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -phies
Etymology: Middle English philosophie, from Old French,
from Latin philosophia, from Greek, from philosophos philosopher
Date: 14c
1 a (1)(1) : all learning exclusive of technical
precepts and practical arts (2) : the sciences and liberal arts exclusive
of medicine, law, and theology (3) : the 4-year college course of a major
seminary b (1)(1) archaic : PHYSICAL SCIENCE (2) : ETHICS c : a
discipline comprising as its core logic, aesthetics, ethics, metaphysics,
and epistemology
2 a : pursuit of wisdom b : a search for a
general understanding of values and reality by chiefly speculative rather
than observational means c : an analysis of the grounds of and concepts
expressing fundamental beliefs 3 a : a system of philosophical concepts
b : a theory underlying or regarding a sphere of activity or thought
4 a : the most general beliefs, concepts, and attitudes
of an individual or group b : calmness of temper and judgment befitting
a philosopher
Webster Dictionary - The philosophy of life
Main Entry: philosophy of life
Date: 1853
1 : an overall vision of or attitude toward life
and the purpose of life
2 [translation of German Lebensphilosophie] : any
of various philosophies that emphasize human life or life in general
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