Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 31 compound words that contain philosophy. The most common are listed below. Open philosophy in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 23
- philosophy of scienceThe study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science, including such questions as what distinguishes science from non-science, what are the aims of science, or what is a successful scientific explanation of a phenomenon.
- philosophy of mindThe area of philosophy which studies the nature and functions of the mind, thought, and consciousness, with attention to such topics as perception, reasoning, belief, memory, will, and identity.
- Doctor of PhilosophyA terminal research degree and one of the highest doctorates awarded by a university.
- Political Philosophy
- natural philosophyThe objective study of nature in the widest sense; science or the protoscience that led to it; (later especially) physics.
- moral philosophyEthics.
- Bachelor of PhilosophyAn undergraduate degree focused on philosophy.
- critical philosophyA Kantian approach to philosophy, in which the primary purpose is not to establish and demonstrate theories about reality, but rather to subject all theories to critical review.
- Unix philosophyAn approach to software development based on the experience of developing the Unix operating system, emphasizing the creation of minimalist, modular, extensible code that can be easily maintained and repurposed.
- analytic philosophyAn analytical tradition focused on identifying and addressing philosophical problems through structured understanding of logical and language analysis techniques, originating in the early 20th century in Britain and Europe and later …
- first philosophyMetaphysics.
- nature philosophyAlternative form of natural philosophy: The objective study of nature in the widest sense; science or the protoscience that led to it; (later especially) physics.
- social philosophyThe study and interpretation of society and social institutions in terms of ethical values rather than empirical relations.
- Oxford philosophySynonym of ordinary language philosophy: A philosophical methodology that sees traditional philosophical problems as rooted in misunderstandings resulting from philosophers distorting or forgetting how words are ordinarily used to convey …
- continental philosophyAny of various philosophical traditions strongly influenced by certain 19th and 20th century philosophers from mainland Europe, such as Hegel.
- speculative philosophyPhilosophy, especially traditional metaphysical philosophy, which makes claims that cannot be verified by everyday experience of the physical world or by a scientific method.
- perennial philosophySynonym of philosophia perennis: A supposed essential core of philosophical beliefs epitomized in various writers from different temporal and geographic zones.
- synthetic philosophyThe philosophical system introduced by Herbert Spencer, conceived as a fusion of the different sciences into a whole.
- ordinary language philosophyA philosophical methodology that sees traditional philosophical problems as rooted in misunderstandings resulting from philosophers distorting or forgetting how words are ordinarily used to convey meaning in non-philosophical contexts.
- pseudo-philosophyAlternative form of pseudophilosophy: Fake or very bad philosophy.
- Doctors of Philosophyplural of Doctor of Philosophy: A terminal research degree and one of the highest doctorates awarded by a university.
- rosewater philosophyA sentimental belief system, ignoring harsh realities.
- Bachelors of Philosophyplural of Bachelor of Philosophy: An undergraduate degree focused on philosophy.
Compound words 31
- philosophicalOf, or pertaining to, philosophy.
- philosophicSynonym of philosophical: Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
- dephilosophizeTo remove philosophy (from): to replace abstract models with objective observation and concrete description.
- ecosophyEcological philosophy, particularly of the type associated with the deep ecology movement.
- philosopauseThe informally observed tendency of mature or elderly scientists, who apparently have outlived their most productive years of research and similar practical work, to discontinue or decrease their participation in such activity, in favour …
- pseudophilosophyFake or very bad philosophy.
- technophilosophyThe philosophy of technology.
- antiphilosophyAn antitheoretical metaphilosophy critical of a priori justification aiming to dissolve misconceptions that traditional philosophy makes.
- unphilosophyThat which is not philosophy.
- counterphilosophyA philosophy that counters or opposes another philosophy.