philosophy

Philosophy — • Detailed article on the history of the love of wisdom Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Philosophy     Philosophy      …   Catholic encyclopedia

Philosophy — Phi*los o*phy (f[i^]*l[o^]s [ o]*f[y^]), n.; pl. {Philosophies} (f[i^]*l[o^]s [ o]*f[i^]z). [OE. philosophie, F. philosophie, L. philosophia, from Gr. filosofi a. See {Philosopher}.] 1. Literally, the love of, inducing the search after, wisdom;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

philosophy — noun 1) философия 2) философский подход к жизни …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

philosophy — index doctrine, posture (attitude), principle (axiom), theory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

Philosophy — For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

philosophy — /fi los euh fee/, n., pl. philosophies. 1. the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct. 2. any of the three branches, namely natural philosophy, moral philosophy, and metaphysical philosophy, that are… …   Universalium

philosophy — основные принципы commonality design philosophy design philosophy engineering philosophy philosophy of measurement …   Англо-русский словарь технических терминов

philosophy — (Gk., love of knowledge or wisdom) The study of the most general and abstract features of the world and categories with which we think: mind, matter, reason, proof, truth, etc. In philosophy, the concepts with which we approach the world… …   Philosophy dictionary

philosophy — fɪˈlɔsəfɪ сущ. 1) философия; философская система, доктрина the philosophy of Spinoza ≈ философия Спинозы the philosophy of science ≈ философия науки 2) философский подход к жизни; спокойное отношение к жизни …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

philosophy — noun (plural phies) Etymology: Middle English philosophie, from Anglo French, from Latin philosophia, from Greek, from philosophos philosopher Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) all learning exclusive of technical precepts and practical arts (2) the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary