PhD
 the philosophy of something
a group of theories and ideas related to the understanding of a particular subject: （某学科的）基本原理
the philosophy of education/religion/science教育／宗教／科学基本原理
[ C ]
a particular system of beliefs, values, and principles: 哲学思想;哲学体系
the Ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism古希腊斯多葛哲学体系
C1[ Cusually singular ]informal
the way that someone thinks about life and deals with it: 人生哲学;生活（或工作）准则
Live now, pay later - that's my philosophy of life!现在享受，以后还钱——这是我的人生哲学。
a degree in philosophy哲学学位
Marxist philosophy马克思主义哲学
His tutor encouraged him to read widely in philosophy.
She majored in philosophy at Harvard.她曾在哈佛大学主修哲学。
a peddler of New Age philosophies到处散布新时代哲学思想的人

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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aesthetic
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anthropocentric
anthropocentrism
epistemologically
epistemology
essentialism
existential
existentialism
nihilistic
non-deterministic
non-philosophical
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ontological
spatiotemporally
superorganic
supersensible
syllogism
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philosophy | American Dictionary

philosophy
noun[ C/U ]
us/fɪˈlɑs·ə·fi/
the study of the nature of reality and existence, of what it is possible to know, and of right and wrong behavior, or a particular set of beliefs of this type:
[ C ]the philosophy of Kant
[ U ]I’d like to take a course in philosophy next semester.
The philosophy of a subject is a group of theories and ideas related to the understanding of that subject:
[ U ]the philosophy of language/science
A philosophy is also the beliefs you have about how you should behave in particular situations in life:
[ C ]It was always my philosophy to pay my debts promptly.

philosopher

noun[ C ]us/fɪˈlɑs·ə·fər/
Plato, Aristotle, and the other Greek philosophers

philosophize

verb[ I ]us/fɪˈlɑs·əˌfɑɪz/
That’s when she’ll start philosophizing about the notion of time.

Examples of philosophy

philosophy
He surveys the sacred meals against a carefully assembled background of ordinary meal-taking and the general philosophy of food in each region.
Natural philosophy was supposed to lead to moral virtue, to modesty and religious reverence.
This problem surfaced as the issue of whether the rise of modern science was a natural development of premodern philosophy.
He tries to turn the tables, thereby running the risk of turning philosophy into psychology.
And that's the philosophy that guides me with my own students.
In this history, epistemologies and styles of political philosophy have aligned differently at different times.
The philosophy of these homes is characterized by a very strong emphasis on training the staff.
The first is the recognition that the failure of foundationalism in philosophy makes any attempt to claim a monopoly on truth, methodology etc. untenable.
Conventionalism has had a tremendous impact on science and philosophy throughout the twentieth century.
The concept of 'mutuality' is a very helpful one for the reader to use in understanding the author's underpinning philosophy to music with young children.
At this stage, it could appear that the book is all philosophy with no practical applications.
We can say, tentatively, that a philosophy of life is a theory of the good conjoined with practical recommendations for attaining the good.
Their philosophy is one of cooperation, differentiation and maximising the potential of all members of staff and adults in the school community.
Cartesian dualism is a minority position in contemporary philosophy, at least as a scientific theory of mind, and for very good reason.
A special subgroup, possibly the most important for the study of science and philosophy, are the tri-partite encyclopedias.
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Collocations withphilosophy

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analytical philosophy
However odd this form of independence may seem in the perspective of some traditions of analytical philosophy, it is entirely credible as empirical psychology.
analytic philosophy
Several analyticphilosophy e-journals have already been established.
ancient philosophy
His published work deals with moral theories - especially egalitarianism - and ancientphilosophy.
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