philosophy

7 definitions • 8 examples

the use of reason in understanding such things as the nature of the real world and existence, the use and limits of knowledge, and the principles of moral judgment:

René Descartes is regarded as the founder of modern philosophy.

a group of theories and ideas related to the understanding of a particular subject:

the philosophy of education/religion/science

a particular system of beliefs, values, and principles:

the Ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism

the way that someone thinks about life and deals with it:

Live now, pay later - that's my philosophy of life!

the study of the nature of reality and existence, of what it is possible to know, and of right and wrong behavior, or a particular set of beliefs of this type:

[ C ] the philosophy of Kant

[ U ] I’d like to take a course in philosophy next semester.

The philosophy of a subject is a group of theories and ideas related to the understanding of that subject:

[ U ] the philosophy of language/science

A philosophy is also the beliefs you have about how you should behave in particular situations in life:

[ C ] It was always my philosophy to pay my debts promptly.