Another word for philosophy

The study of knowledge

• theory

  1. A belief or principle that guides action or assists comprehension or judgment:
  2. The branch of a science or art consisting of its explanatory statements, accepted principles, and methods of analysis, as opposed to practice:
  3. Abstract reasoning; speculation:

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  1. A belief or principle that guides action or assists comprehension or judgment:
  2. The branch of a science or art consisting of its explanatory statements, accepted principles, and methods of analysis, as opposed to practice:
  3. Abstract reasoning; speculation:

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• reasoned doctrine

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• explanation of phenomena

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• logical concept

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• systematic view

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• theory-of-knowledge

  1. (Philosophy) Epistemology.

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  1. (Philosophy) Epistemology.

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• early science

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• natural-philosophy

  1. (Historical) The objective study of nature in the widest sense; science, (later especially) physics. [from 14th c.]
  2. The study of nature and the physical universe before the advent of modern science.

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  1. (Historical) The objective study of nature in the widest sense; science, (later especially) physics. [from 14th c.]
  2. The study of nature and the physical universe before the advent of modern science.

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A fundamental principle

• truth

  1. A statement proven to be or accepted as true:
  2. Conformity to fact or actuality:
  3. Sincerity; integrity:

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  1. A statement proven to be or accepted as true:
  2. Conformity to fact or actuality:
  3. Sincerity; integrity:

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• axiom

  1. A statement universally accepted as true; maxim
  2. (Philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
  3. A self-evident or universally recognized truth; a maxim:

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  1. A statement universally accepted as true; maxim
  2. (Philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
  3. A self-evident or universally recognized truth; a maxim:

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• conception

  1. The act, process, or power of conceiving mentally; formulation of ideas, esp. of abstractions
  2. Something conceived in the mind or believed by a group of people; a concept, thought, or belief:
  3. The ability to form or understand mental concepts and abstractions:

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  1. The act, process, or power of conceiving mentally; formulation of ideas, esp. of abstractions
  2. Something conceived in the mind or believed by a group of people; a concept, thought, or belief:
  3. The ability to form or understand mental concepts and abstractions:

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A personal attitude or belief

• outlook

  1. An attitude or point of view.
  2. The view from such a place
  3. Mental view or attitude

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  1. An attitude or point of view.
  2. The view from such a place
  3. Mental view or attitude

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• view

  1. An examination using the eyes; a look:
  2. A way of showing or seeing something, as from a particular position or angle:
  3. Field of vision:

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  1. An examination using the eyes; a look:
  2. A way of showing or seeing something, as from a particular position or angle:
  3. Field of vision:

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• worldview

  1. A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group.
  2. The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world.

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  1. A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group.
  2. The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world.

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• Weltanschauung (German)

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