Philosophy
The love of wisdom—the rational investigation of truth, existence, knowledge, values, mind, and language through systematic inquiry and critical thinking.
/fɪˈlɒs.ə.fi/Definition
The love of wisdom—the rational investigation of truth, existence, knowledge, values, mind, and language through systematic inquiry and critical thinking.
Detailed
The love of wisdom—the rational investigation of truth, existence, knowledge, values, mind, and language through systematic inquiry and critical thinking. From Greek ‘phílos’ (loving) + ‘sophía’ (wisdom). Literally ‘love of wisdom’. Attributed to Pythagoras. Sanskrit ‘darśana’ (seeing/vision). Arabic ‘falsafa’.
Etymology
From Greek ‘phílos’ (loving) + ‘sophía’ (wisdom). Literally ‘love of wisdom’. Attributed to Pythagoras. Sanskrit ‘darśana’ (seeing/vision). Arabic ‘falsafa’.
Explanations
Conceptual Breakdown
The love of wisdom—the rational investigation of truth, existence, knowledge, values, mind, and language through systematic inquiry and critical thinking.
Translations & Equivalents
| Language | Script | Transliteration | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telugu | తత్వశాస్త్రం | తత్వశాస్త్రం | |
| Tamil | தத்துவம் | தத்துவம் | |
| Kannada | ತತ್ವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ | ತತ್ವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ | |
| Malayalam | തത്ത്വശാസ്ത്രം | തത്ത്വശാസ്ത്രം | |
| Hindi | दर्शन | दर्शन | |
| Sanskrit | दर्शनम् | दर्शनम् | |
| Gujarati | દર્શન | દર્શન | |
| Bengali | দর্শন | দর্শন | |
| Marathi | तत्त्वज्ञान | तत्त्वज्ञान | |
| Urdu | فلسفہ | فلسفہ | |
| Arabic | فلسفة | فلسفة | |
| French | philosophie | philosophie | |
| German | Philosophie | Philosophie | |
| Spanish | filosofía | filosofía | |
| Portuguese | filosofia | filosofia | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 哲学 | 哲学 | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 哲學 | 哲學 | |
| Japanese | 哲学 | 哲学 | |
| Polish | filozofia | filozofia | |
| Russian | философия | философия | |
| Malay | falsafah | falsafah | |
| Indonesian | filsafat | filsafat | |
| Filipino | pilosopiya | pilosopiya | |
| Italian | filosofia | filosofia | |
| Danish | filosofi | filosofi | |
| English | philosophy | philosophy |
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