(n.) Literally, the love of, including the search after, wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved into, causes and reasons, powers and laws.
(n.) A particular philosophical system or theory; the hypothesis by which particular phenomena are explained.
(n.) Practical wisdom; calmness of temper and judgment; equanimity; fortitude; stoicism; as, to meet misfortune with philosophy.
(n.) Reasoning; argumentation.
(n.) The course of sciences read in the schools.
(n.) A treatise on philosophy.
Example Sentences:
(1) Psychiatry unlike philosophy (with its problem of solipsism) recognizes the existence of other minds from the nonverbal communication between doctor and patient.
(2) A philosophy student at Sussex University, he was part of an improvised comedy sketch group and one skit required him to beatbox (making complex drum noises with your mouth).
(3) This chapter describes a systematic approach to the art of collection for services rendered, based primarily on a pay-as-you-go philosophy.
(4) Finally, the general philosophy of BOSS and applications to a multi-processor assembly are discussed.
(5) However, marketing has to be understood correctly as a philosophy providing a means of approaching the establishing, maintaining and enhancing patient or customer relationships and not as a narrowly defined set of tools.
(6) This communication deals with Leidy's life, his philosophy, and his unique dedication to the study of nature.
(7) To empower these nurses to respond effectively, it is imperative that the profession be reclarified as a specialty with a distinct philosophy and mission.
(8) If the experts are correct, he will elaborate this homespun philosophy before a necessarily adoring congress, confirming that it replaces his father’s songun (“military first”) mantera.
(9) Foodmakers will also burble on about their “philosophy” or their “mission” or their “strong core values” or the “adventure” or “journey” they have been on in order to get their products triumphantly shelved in Waitrose .
(10) That idea isn't popular with many in the technology world who have watched Google morph from a company that says "it's best to do one thing really well" (as its corporate philosophy page still insists) to one which seems to want more and more personal data all the time.
(11) The title illustrates this philosophy with the simple words: "Invitation to join the government of Britain."
(12) The survey was designed to determine the philosophies and techniques used by prosthodontic specialists in treatment involving the removable partial denture.
(13) Ideas drawn from contemporary philosophy of science show how different "schools" derive separate, incompatible sets of scientific evidence from the same clinical situation.
(14) Part 1 of the bibliography printed here covers the following topics: 1) professional goals and philosophy of midwives; 2) education of midwives regarding family planning practice; 3) education of patients in family planning; and 4) midwives' practice with specific birth control methods.
(15) This paper is an account of the process of identifying a college of nursing and midwifery corporate philosophy.
(16) Based on seven years' experimentation, this paper provides an overview of the philosophy behind this particular curriculum and describes, in brief, four educational methods which have proven useful.
(17) She was 26, a philosophy student and a part-time travel agent, according to those who knew her.
(18) From now on I will treat them as they deserve: badly, with zero humanity.” Striker Zé Love: “The president speaks his mind.” Soundest philosophy Italy: Inter striker Mauro Icardi, reportedly sacking his agent of 10 years and replacing him with wife Wanda Nara, the ex-partner of former team-mate Maxi López .
(19) Palliative care must be based on a philosophy that acknowledges the inherent worth and dignity of each person.
(20) And like Warhol, he saw his own philosophy and his belief not within himself but in the world around him.” Barely drawing breath, Shaw cites a painful image of Ruskin “as a wounded animal searching for cover in a re-created world”.
Stoicism
Definition:
(n.) The opinions and maxims of the Stoics.
(n.) A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.
Example Sentences:
(1) Perhaps air pollution hasn’t been solved because no one makes a fuss: scarier than the smog in Delhi , Kolkata and London is the stoicism of residents for whom bad air has become part of daily life.
(2) July 1, 2014 9.11am BST Stoicism in the face of adversity.
(3) Of course on social media people are always promising to rip my arms and legs off and do all kinds of things, but there has been nothing I would take seriously.” There appears to be only one limit to his stoicism.
(4) When I look at their faces, I see nothing but bravado, whether it’s Beyoncé’s stoicism, Kerry Washington’s smirk or Serena’s confidence.
(5) Chibok kidnapping: stoicism as girls taken by Boko Haram are remembered Read more Boko Haram has been fighting to impose sharia law across Nigeria’s north for the last six years, massacring civilians and kidnapping thousands of women and children, most notoriously a group of more than 200 schoolgirls in Chibok.
(6) The former England coach did, at least, receive an apology for a protracted public humiliation borne with dignity and stoicism.
(7) Stoicism offers the cybernetic epistemologist a solid base for theory.
(8) Their apparent stoicism, however, is deceptive: though several people I've spoken to have made it clear that they are staying put, for the Bakers the prospect of another flood is a nightmarish prospect.
(9) To show that would not fit with the romantic view of stoicism in the face of adversity.
(10) In particular, there is the stoicism that teaches us to take mortality and the impermanence of all things as cues to detach ourselves from the ups and downs of life and embrace an accepting tranquility.
(11) This sort of stoicism may be necessary in the months to come.
(12) The patients' attitude toward their lesions was one of bland unconcern and stoicism.
(13) After Mandela's release, his stoicism proved a boon.
(14) In prison, stoicism was the only way to survive with his sanity intact.
(15) As long as people want our help there, we will have a presence there.” Kalyapin’s stoicism about the threat of violence is at least partly down to his past, navigating the violent business climate of Russia in the 1990s.
(16) A third man, his jaw clamped shut on his misery, gazes at the photographer with numb stoicism.
(17) She is humbled by the patient's grit and stoicism, and can only listen with a lump in her throat.
(18) Much bitterness but also stoicism; markets impressed by Irish resolve to bite the austerity bullet Portugal Economic growth: 0.5% this year, 0.7% next National debt as percentage of GDP: 85.8% Budget deficit as percentage of GDP: 8% Cuts: Income, corporate and VAT tax rises coupled with spending cuts aimed at halving budget deficit by next year Outlook: Cross-party consensus has shored up José Sócrates' vulnerable minority government.
(19) Tony Blair last night praised the "stoicism and resilience" of Londoners in the face of yesterday's onslaught on the capital's transport system by bombers he implied were Islamist terrorists.
(20) According to former reports, ALS patients have a reputation of heroic stoicism with a low frequency of depression.