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"The term philosophy comes from the ancient Greek word ... philo-sophia, which means 'love of wisdom'. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the original meaning of the word encompassed all knowledge. Over time, it gained the more specialized meaning of knowledge of the world, as contrasted with knowledge of the divine. For example, science was originally called 'natural philosophy'. The most modern meaning of the word is the study of things that are ultimate, and of the most general causes and principles. ..."
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Cartoons
Putting a Degree in Philosophy to Work ..., by Wiley Miller, Non Sequitur, 24 Oct 2007
Books
A New Aristotle Reader
by J. L. Ackrill (Editor)
Related Topic: Aristotle
by J. L. Ackrill (Editor)
Related Topic: Aristotle
- ISBN 0691020434
: Paperback, Princeton University Press, 1988
Invariances: The Structure of the Objective World
by Robert Nozick, 2001
by Robert Nozick, 2001
- ISBN 0674006313
: Hardcover, Belknap Press, 2001
- ISBN 0674012453
: Paperback, Belknap Press, 2003
Philosophical Explanations
by Robert Nozick, 1981
by Robert Nozick, 1981
- ISBN 0198246722
: Hardcover, Oxford University Press, 1981
- ISBN 0674664485
: Hardcover, Belknap Press, New edition, 1981
- ISBN 0198247435
: Paperback, Oxford University Press, 1984
- ISBN 0674664795
: Paperback, Belknap Press, 1983
Philosophy: Who Needs It
by Ayn Rand, 1982
by Ayn Rand, 1982
- ISBN 0786125454
: Audio cassette, Blackstone, Unabridged edition, 2006
- ISBN 0786190280
: Audio CD, Blackstone, Unabridged edition, 2006
- ISBN 0451132491
: Paperback, Signet Book, 1984
- ISBN 0451138937
: Paperback, Signet, Reissue edition, 1984