Thesaurus: philosophy

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1. n. 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.
2. n. A particular philosophical system or theory; the hypothesis by which particular phenomena are explained.
3. n. Practical wisdom; calmness of temper and judgment; equanimity; fortitude; stoicism; as, to meet misfortune with philosophy.
4. n. Reasoning; argumentation.
5. n. The course of sciences read in the schools.
6. n. A treatise on philosophy.
7. n. a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
8. n. the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
9. n. any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation
10. n:100 n. the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics n. any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation