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The word philosophy comes from the ancient Greek words φίλος (philos: 'love') and σοφία (sophia: 'wisdom'). Some sources say that the term was coined by the pre-Socratic philosopher ______, but this is not certain.
The word philosophy comes from the ancient Greek words φίλος (philos: 'love') and σοφία (sophia: 'wisdom'). Some sources say that the term was coined by the pre-Socratic philosopher ______, but this is not certain.
Pythagoras
The term philosophy acquired the meanings of 'advanced study of the speculative subjects (logic, ethics, ______, and metaphysics)', 'deep wisdom consisting of love of truth and virtuous living', 'profound learning as transmitted by the ancient writers', and 'the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, and the basic limits of human understanding'.
The term philosophy acquired the meanings of 'advanced study of the speculative subjects (logic, ethics, ______, and metaphysics)', 'deep wisdom consisting of love of truth and virtuous living', 'profound learning as transmitted by the ancient writers', and 'the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, and the basic limits of human understanding'.
physics
Physics was originally part of ______
Physics was originally part of ______
philosophy
The French philosophie is itself a borrowing from the Latin ______.
The French philosophie is itself a borrowing from the Latin ______.
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Before the modern age, the term philosophy was used in a wide sense. It included most forms of ______.
Before the modern age, the term philosophy was used in a wide sense. It included most forms of ______.
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