philosophy of life

philosophy of life
Date: 1760 1. an overall vision of or attitude toward life and the purpose of life 2. [translation of German Lebensphilosophie] any of various philosophies that emphasize human life or life in general

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • philosophy of life — any philosophical view or vision of the nature or purpose of life or of the way that life should be lived. [1850 55] * * * …   Universalium

  • philosophy of life — any philosophical view or vision of the nature or purpose of life or of the way that life should be lived. [1850 55] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Life — • The enigma of life is still one of the two or three most difficult problems that face both scientist and philosopher Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Life     Life      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • life, meaning of — For nearly everyone it is important to think that his or her life has a purpose. But these purposes may be various: the purpose of one person s life may be to achieve one kind of goal, that of another person may be to achieve a very different… …   Philosophy dictionary

  • life — See biology, philosophy of ; vitalism …   Philosophy dictionary

  • life, form of — Term associated with the later work of Wittgenstein . A form of life is what two groups need to share if their languages can be mutually comprehensible …   Philosophy dictionary

  • Life — For other uses, see Life (disambiguation). Life (Biota / Vitae / Eobionti) …   Wikipedia

  • philosophy — noun 1 study of ideas about the meaning of life ADJECTIVE ▪ ancient, classical, Enlightenment, medieval ▪ contemporary, modern ▪ Buddhist, Chinese …   Collocations dictionary

  • philosophy — 01. My [philosophy] in life is to have fun, and enjoy myself without doing anything to hurt the people around me. 02. Socrates once said, My advice to you is to get married: if you find a good wife you ll be happy; if not, you ll become a… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • philosophy — [[t]fɪlɒ̱səfi[/t]] ♦♦♦ philosophies 1) N UNCOUNT Philosophy is the study or creation of theories about basic things such as the nature of existence, knowledge, and thought, or about how people should live. He studied philosophy and psychology at… …   English dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”