Philosopher \Phi*los"o*pher\, n.
1. One who philosophizes; one versed in, or devoted to,
philosophy.
2. One who reduces the principles of philosophy to practice
in the conduct of life; one who lives according to the rules of practical wisdom; one who
meets or regards all vicissitudes with calmness.
phi·los·o·pher
n. Abbr. phil., philos.
- A student of or specialist in philosophy.
- A person who lives and thinks according to a particular
philosophy.
- A person who is calm and rational under any circumstances.
philosophy
\Phi*los"o*phy\, n.
1. Literally, the love of, including the search after,
wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved into,
causes and reasons, powers and laws.
phi·los·o·phy
n., pl. phi·los·o·phies. Abbr. phil.,
philos.
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- Love and pursuit of wisdom by intellectual means
and moral self-discipline.
- The investigation of causes and laws underlying reality.
- A system of philosophical inquiry or demonstration.
- Inquiry into the nature of things based on logical reasoning
rather than empirical methods.
- The critique and analysis of fundamental beliefs as they
come to be conceptualized and formulated.
- The synthesis of all learning.
- All learning except technical precepts and practical arts.
- All the disciplines presented in university curriculums of
science and the liberal arts, except medicine, law, and theology.
- The science comprising logic, ethics, aesthetics,
metaphysics, and epistemology.
- A system of motivating concepts or principles: the
philosophy of a culture.
- A basic theory; a viewpoint: an original philosophy of
advertising.
- The system of values by which one lives: has an
unusual philosophy of life.