Category: PhilosophyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

felsefe

/felsefe/Roman

English meaning: Philosophy

Turkish Definition

(Türkçe)

Varoluş, bilgi, etik ve gerçeklik hakkındaki temel soruların sistematik incelenmesidir. Türk felsefi düşüncesi, İslam Kelamı ve Sufi felsefesinin yanı sıra Tanzimat ve Cumhuriyet dönemlerinde tanıtılan Batı felsefesinden beslenmektedir.

English Definition

The systematic study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, ethics, and reality. Turkish philosophical thought draws on Islamic Kalam and Sufi philosophy alongside Western philosophy introduced during Tanzimat and Republican periods. Farabi, born in Transoxiana but educated in the Islamic world, influenced both Turkish and global philosophy.

Example

Felsefe, insan aklının en eski ve en derinlikli uğraşlarından biridir.

In English: Philosophy is one of the oldest and most profound endeavours of the human mind.

Synonyms

  • düşün bilimi
  • hikmet

Literary Heritage

Bir ben vardır bende, benden içeri.

There is a 'me' within me, deeper than myself.

Yunus Emre · Sufi Poet · 13th–14th century

Divan

Divan of Yunus Emre, poem 'Bir Ben Vardır', 14th century

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