1.

uncountable noun
Philosophy is the study or creation of theories about basic things such as the
nature of existence, knowledge, and thought, or about how people
should live.
2. countable noun
A philosophy is a particular set of ideas that a philosopherhas.
3. countable noun [NOUN that]
A philosophy is a particular theory that someone has about how to live or
how to deal with a particular situation.
noun plural -phies
1.
the academic discipline concerned with
making explicitthe nature and significance of ordinary and scientificbeliefs an
d investigating the intelligibility of concepts by means
of rational argument concerning their presuppositions, implications, and
interrelationships; in particular, the rational investigation of the nature and
structure of reality (metaphysics),
the resources and limits of knowledge (epistemology), the principles
and import of moral judgment (ethics), and the relationship between language
and reality (semantics)
2.
the particular doctrines relating to these issues of some specific individual or
school
the philosophy of Descartes
3. the critical study of the basic principles and concepts of a discipline
the philosophy of law
4. archaic or literary
the investigation of natural phenomena, esp alchemy, astrology,
and astronomy
5. any system of belief, values, or tenets
6. a personal outlook or viewpoint
7. serenity of temper
1. Archaic
love of, or the search for, wisdom or knowledge
2. theory or logical analysis of the principles underlyingconduct, thought,
knowledge, and the nature of the universe: included in philosophy are
ethics, aesthetics, logic, epistemology, metaphysics, etc.
3. the general principles or laws of a field of knowledge, activity, etc.
4. a. a particular system of principles for the conduct of life
b. a treatise covering such a system
5. a study of human morals, character, and behavior
6. mental balance or composure thought of as resulting from the study of
philosophy