philosophy

Meanings

Noun

• The love of wisdom.
• An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism.
• A comprehensive system of belief.
• A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain.
• A general principle (usually moral).
• A broader branch of (non-applied) science.
• A calm and thoughtful demeanor; calmness of temper.
• Synonym of small pica .

Verb

• To philosophize.

Origin

• From Middle English philosophie, Old French philosophie, and their source, Latin philosophia, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία, from φίλος + σοφία. Synchronically, philo- + -sophy. Displaced native Old English ūþwitegung.