What Is Philosophy

The simplest definition of "philosophy" is: the love of wisdom. The two root words are "philo" meaning love and "sophia" meaning wisdom. Philosophy is not the same as wisdom. Philosophy is the love of wisdom.(www.philosophyclass.com/introduction). Study and knowledge of the principles that cause, control, or explain facts or events. Study of basic principles of a particular field of knowledge. (The Scriber-Bantam English Dictionary, 1985) What I think philosophy is, is the own …

…from the root words "meta" meaning beyond and "physics" meaning the physical world. But is there a reality beyond the physical world? Many philosophers have answered this question and have produced various metaphysical theories. Political philosophy Political philosophy studies the nature, origin and purpose of government. It studies the different kinds of governments there are. Such as monarchy, democracy, what is the role of aristocracy in the government and which is the best for them.