{
    "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’."
}