philosophy

[fəˈlɑːsəfi]

Definition:
1. A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.
2. The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics.
3. Any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation.

Use 'philosophy' in a sentence:

1. The best philosophy is to change your food habits to a low-sugar, high-fibre diet.
2. Philosophy is too deep for me.
3. They believe that my job prospect would be pretty limited with the degree of philosophy.
4. I'd like to have discussed with him his political philosophy and his idea about family values.
5. The Romans adopted Greek religion and moral philosophy.
6. This philosophy has proven its worth.
7. Three years later, in 1965, he became a doctor of philosophy.
8. Energy conservation as a philosophy was born out of the 1973 oil crisis.
9. Shelly Kagan is a professor of philosophy at Yale University.
10. In Hindi philosophy the life force is known as prana.
11. My philosophy of fashion is that I like to make clothes that flatter.
12. There was a very basic similarity in our philosophy.
13. When did Hawking get a Doctor's Degree of philosophy?
14. She certainly was a dominating figure, a leader who gave her name to a political philosophy.
15. Vocational courses are often given more respect and funding than arts or philosophy.
16. Listen to a conversation between a student and her Philosophy Professor.
17. This of course meshes with the economic philosophy of those on the right.
18. When I interviewed Shakira I felt in tune with her philosophy of life.
19. He holds the chair of philosophy at Oxford.
20. The course in philosophy opened up new horizons for the students.
21. He summed up his philosophy, with reference to Calvin.
22. Listen to part of a lecture in a philosophy class.
23. His concern is mainly with the humanities: literature, languages, philosophy and so on.
24. The government played a major role in promoting Confucian philosophy.
25. It is complete only through the implications of that philosophy.
26. They had little or no acquaintance with philosophy or history.
27. The professor spoke with considerable passion about the importance of philosophy.
28. He received a doctorate of philosophy in political science at Columbia University.
29. Your paper on John Dewey's political philosophy has a few issues I'd like to cover.
30. When did Hawking get his Doctor's Degree of philosophy?
31. This veteran cadre still remains his philosophy of hard work and plain-living.
32. Less important than ever is developing a meaningful philosophy of life.
33. There is much philosophy in it.
34. Natural philosophy involved the study of all aspects of the material world, animate and inanimate.
35. The degree of doctor of philosophy is awarded to him.
36. He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.
37. Psychology began as a purely academic offshoot of natural philosophy.
38. He studied philosophy and psychology at Yale.
39. They asked her some searching questions on moral philosophy and logic.
40. Apart from criminal investigation techniques, students learn forensic medicine, philosophy and logic.
41. His interests extended beyond the fine arts to international politics and philosophy.
42. For many the philosophy was merely a fashion, and the novelty soon wore off.
43. All these questions relate to philosophy.
44. He is a doctor of philosophy.
45. The book is simple homespun philosophy.
46. We need to challenge some of the basic assumptions of Western philosophy.
47. That's a philosophy I could live by.
48. Her philosophy of life is to take every opportunity that presents itself.
49. Annie's work reflects her philosophy that life is full of mysteries.
50. The British are not famed for their philosophy and tend to be more practically minded.