philosophy
英 [f?'l?s?f?]
美[f?'lɑs?fi]
- n. 哲學；哲理；人生觀
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1、philo- + -sophy.
2、literally "love of knowledge, pursuit of wisdom".
2、literally "love of knowledge, pursuit of wisdom".
中文詞源
philosophy 哲學
philo-,愛，愛好，-soph,思考，智慧，詞源同Sophia,sophist.引申詞義哲學家。
英文詞源
- 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"]
Meaning "system a person forms for conduct of life" is attested from 1771.
[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]
雙語例句
- 1. Apart from criminal investigation techniques, students learn forensic medicine, philosophy and logic.
- 除罪案調查技巧外，學生們還要學習法醫學、哲學和邏輯學。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They asked her some searching questions on moral philosophy and logic.
- 他們深入詢問了她一些有關倫理學和邏輯學的問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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學，即生活充滿神秘色彩。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Psychology began as a purely academic offshoot of natural philosophy.
- 心理學最初是自然哲學一個純粹的學術分支。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. His interests extended beyond the fine arts to international politics and philosophy.
- 他興趣廣泛，涵蓋了從美術到國際政治乃至哲學的各個領域。
來自柯林斯例句