[n] a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
[n] any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"
[n] the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
philosophy Poems and Poetry
Synonyms
doctrine, ism, school of thought
See Also...
abolitionism, absolutism, aesthetics, aetiology, amoralism, animalism, animism, arts, axiology, belief, church doctrine, creationism, credo, creed, democracy, dialectic, dogma, dualism, ecumenicalism, ecumenicism, ecumenism, egalitarianism, epicureanism, epistemology, equalitarianism, esthetics, ethics, etiology, expansionism, feminism, formalism, freethinking, functionalism, gospel, gymnosophy, humanism, humanistic discipline, humanitarianism, humanities, imitation, individualism, internationalism, irredentism, irridentism, jurisprudence, laissez faire, law, legal philosophy, liberal arts, literalism, logic, majority rule, metaphysics, monism, moral philosophy, multiculturalism, nationalism, nihilism, pacifism, passivism, phenomenology, philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory, pluralism, populism, precept, rationalism, reincarnationism, religious doctrine, secessionism, secularism, states' rights, teaching, theological doctrine, transcendental philosophy, transcendentalism, unilateralism, utilitarianism
Related Terms
acosmism, acoustics, aerophysics, aesthetics, agnosticism, animalism, animatism, animism, aplomb, applied physics, Aristotelianism, astrophysics, atomism, attitude, basic conductor physics, Berkeleianism, biophysics, body of ideas, Bradleianism, Buddha-li