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How to pronounce philosophy
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What does philosophy mean?
nounAn academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.
“Philosophy is often divided into five major branches: logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics.”
A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain.
“a philosophy of government; a philosophy of education”
A general principle (usually moral).
verbTo philosophize.
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