philosophy

• n. 哲学；哲理；人生观

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中文词源

philo-,爱，爱好，-soph,思考，智慧，词源同Sophia,sophist.引申词义哲学家。

英文词源

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"]

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[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.

双语例句

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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