Philosophy
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noun


(1)   A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
(2)   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"
(3)   The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
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Noun



  1. (originally) The pursuit of wisdom
  2. 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. A comprehensive system of belief.
  4. A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain.
    a philosophy of government
    a philosophy of education
  5. A general principle (usually moral).
  6. A broader branch of (non-applied) science
 
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