Philosophy Synonyms

fĭ-lŏsə-fē
The study of knowledge
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. theory
  2. reasoned doctrine
  3. explanation of phenomena
  4. logical concept
  5. systematic view
  6. theory-of-knowledge
  7. early science
  8. natural-philosophy
A fundamental principle
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. doctrine
  2. theory
  3. truth
  4. axiology
  5. belief
  6. axiom
  7. conviction
  8. credo
  9. dialectic
  10. dialogue
  11. entelechy
  12. epistemology
  13. ethics
  14. ideology
  15. metaphysics
  16. conception
  17. philosophical system
  18. principles
  19. psychology
  20. quodlibet
  21. reasoning
  22. school
  23. values
  24. school-of-thought
  25. weltanschauung
  26. wisdom
  27. ism
A personal attitude or belief
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. outlook
  2. view
  3. worldview
  4. Weltanschauung (German)
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. abstract
  2. deontic
  3. metaphysical
  4. noetic
  5. philosophical

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Philosophy Sentence Examples

  • Did you enjoy the philosophy class?

  • I wasn't sure that bit of philosophy got us anywhere.

  • Here, too, it was that Hegel's philosophy of history made a deep impression upon him.

  • This little story calls into life all the questions of language and the philosophy of style.

  • In 1672, having finished his philosophy course, he was given a scholarship at the college of St Michel at Paris by Jean, marquis de Pompadour, lieutenant-general of the Limousin.

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