English dictionary

philosophy

/f/I/'l/A/s/@/f/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

noun.cognition

Synonyms doctrine ism philosophical system school of thought

Source: WordNet 3.0
the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

noun.cognition

Source: WordNet 3.0
any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation

noun.cognition

Examples
Self-indulgence was his only philosophy.

My father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it.

Source: WordNet 3.0
Literally, the love of, including the search after, wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved into, causes and reasons, powers and laws.

noun

Source: webster1913