Noun: philosophy fi'ló-su-fee
- A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
"The company's philosophy emphasized environmental responsibility";
- doctrine, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
- The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
"The students debated various schools of philosophy in their seminar"
- Any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation
"self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"
Derived forms: philosophies
Type of: arts, belief, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts
Encyclopedia: Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology