Category: PhilosophyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

فلسفة

/falsafa/Roman

English meaning: Philosophy

Arabic Definition

(العربية)

الفلسفة هي علم يبحث في طبيعة الوجود والمعرفة والأخلاق والمنطق والجمال. وقد أثرى الفلاسفة العرب كالفارابي وابن سينا وابن رشد التراث الفلسفي الإنساني.

English Definition

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence; a set of views and theories about topics such as ethics, logic, and metaphysics.

Example

الفلسفة تحثنا على التأمل والتساؤل.

In English: Philosophy urges us to contemplate and question.

Synonyms

  • حكمة
  • تفلسف

Literary Heritage

الحَقِيقَةُ لَا تُعَارِضُ الحَقِيقَةَ بَل تُوَافِقُهَا وَتَشهَدُ لَهَا

/Al-ḥaqīqatu lā tuʿāriḍu al-ḥaqīqata bal tuwāfiquhā wa-tashhadu lahā/

Truth does not contradict truth; rather it agrees with it and bears witness to it.

Ibn Rushd (Averroes) · Philosopher · 12th century CE

Tahafut al-Tahafut

Tahafut al-Tahafut, Preface, 12th century CE

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