philosophy
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1、philo- + -sophy.
2、literally "love of knowledge, pursuit of wisdom".
philosophy 哲学philo-,爱，爱好，-soph,思考，智慧，词源同Sophia,sophist.引申词义哲学家。
- philosophy
- philosophy: [14] Greek phílos (a word of uncertain origin) meant ‘loving’. It has entered into an enormous range of English compounds, including philander [17] (adopted from a Greek word meaning ‘loving men’), philanthropy [17], philately, and philology [17], not to mention all the terms suffixed with -phil or -phile, such as Anglophile [19] and paedophile [20]. Philosophy itself means etymologically ‘loving wisdom’. It comes via Old French filosofie and Latin philosophia from Greek philosophíā, whose second element was a derivative of sophós ‘wise’ (source of English sophisticate).
=> sophisticate - philosophy (n.)
- c. 1300, "knowledge, body of knowledge," from Old French filosofie "philosophy, knowledge" (12c., Modern French philosophie) and directly from Latin philosophia and from Greek philosophia "love of knowledge, pursuit of wisdom; systematic investigation," from philo- "loving" (see philo-) + sophia "knowledge, wisdom," from sophis "wise, learned;" of unknown origin.
Nec quicquam aliud est philosophia, si interpretari velis, praeter studium sapientiae; sapientia autem est rerum divinarum et humanarum causarumque quibus eae res continentur scientia. [Cicero, "De Officiis"]
[Philosophical problems] are, of course, not empirical problems; but they are solved through an insight into the workings of our language, and that in such a way that these workings are recognized -- despite an urge to misunderstand them. The problems are solved, not through the contribution of new knowledge, rather through the arrangement of things long familiar. Philosophy is a struggle against the bewitchment (Verhexung) of our understanding by the resources of our language. [Ludwig Wittgenstein, "Philosophical Investigations," 1953]
Meaning "system a person forms for conduct of life" is attested from 1771.
- 1. Apart from criminal investigation techniques, students learn forensic medicine, philosophy and logic.
- 除罪案调查技巧外，学生们还要学习法医学、哲学和逻辑学。
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- 2. They asked her some searching questions on moral philosophy and logic.
- 他们深入询问了她一些有关伦理学和逻辑学的问题。
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- 3. Annie's work reflects her philosophy that life is full of mysteries.
- 安妮的作品反映了她的人生哲学，即生活充满神秘色彩。
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- 4. Psychology began as a purely academic offshoot of natural philosophy.
- 心理学最初是自然哲学一个纯粹的学术分支。
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- 5. His interests extended beyond the fine arts to international politics and philosophy.
- 他兴趣广泛，涵盖了从美术到国际政治乃至哲学的各个领域。
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