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philosophy
Meaning: the study of fundamental questions about knowledge, existence, and values
philosophy in a sentence
How philosophy is used in real sentences:
In philosophy class, we debated whether a fair action can ever have an unfair outcome.
During the debate club meeting, Sam explained his philosophy that any rule which cannot be fairly enforced should be removed.
“Before studying oceans, he had studied philosophy and argued about what one mind could truly know.”
— from the passage Signal in the Storm
Where it comes from
From Greek philos 'loving' + sophia 'wisdom'
Word parts
- phil — love
philosophy: phil (love) + sophy (wisdom)
Memory hook
PHILO (love) + SOPHY (wisdom) — the love of wisdom.
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