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{
"term": "philosophy",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the study of the nature and meaning of the universe and of human life",
"sensetop": "philosophy of something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the philosophy of science",
"contextForm": "philosophy of something"
},
{
"text": "a professor of philosophy"
},
{
"text": "a degree in philosophy"
}
],
"topics": ["Education"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["ancient", "classical", "Enlightenment"],
"phrases": ["the philosophy of history, religion, science, etc."]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a particular set or system of beliefs resulting from the search for knowledge about life and the universe",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Buddhist/Eastern/Hindu philosophy"
},
{
"text": "the philosophy of Aristotle"
},
{
"text": "the development of different philosophies"
},
{
"text": "the attraction of Marxism as a social philosophy"
},
{
"text": "humanism—the prevailing philosophy today in the Western world"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["competing", "differing", "governing"],
"verb + philosophy": ["develop", "formulate", "articulate"],
"philosophy + verb": [
"guide something",
"influence something",
"inform something"
],
"preposition": ["philosophy behind"],
"phrases": ["a philosophy of life", "a philosophy of mind"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a set of beliefs or an attitude to life that guides somebody’s behaviour",
"sensetop": "philosophy of something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Her philosophy of life is to take every opportunity that presents itself.",
"contextForm": "philosophy of something"
},
{
"text": "a furniture-maker's design philosophy"
},
{
"text": "Does this in any way reflect your own philosophy?"
},
{
"text": "He holds firmly to a Buddhist philosophy of life."
},
{
"text": "Over the years he has developed his own personal philosophy."
},
{
"text": "The new measures were introduced with no explanation of the philosophy behind them."
},
{
"text": "These ideas are based on his political philosophy."
},
{
"text": "We share the same guiding philosophy."
},
{
"text": "developing a personal philosophy"
},
{
"text": "the homespun philosophy that kept her going during this difficult period"
},
{
"text": "the management philosophy which prevailed at that time"
},
{
"text": "the philosophy underlying the education system"
},
{
"text": "My own philosophy is to take all the opportunities you can in life."
},
{
"text": "Those who have different political philosophies might nonetheless come to some agreement."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["competing", "differing", "governing"],
"verb + philosophy": ["develop", "formulate", "articulate"],
"philosophy + verb": [
"guide something",
"influence something",
"inform something"
],
"preposition": ["philosophy behind"],
"phrases": ["a philosophy of life", "a philosophy of mind"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/fəˈlɒsəfi/",
"audio": "ph/philosophy/philosophy__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/fəˈlɑːsəfi/",
"audio": "ph/philosophy/philosophy__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French philosophie, via Latin from Greek philosophia ‘love of wisdom’."
}