What is the meaning of philosophy?

noun

  • A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.
  • The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics.
  • Any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation.
    • usage: "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"
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