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Plural of philosophy

regular plural

The plural of philosophy is philosophies.

Forms of philosophy

Singularphilosophy /fɪˈlɒs.ə.fi/
Pluralphilosophies
Countablecountable and uncountable

Philosophies in a sentence

  • But he though of their bodies as philosophies, traditions of thought, as schools of dragonism.2023, Brad Fox, The Bathysphere Book: Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths. From the entry hyoid
  • Theories and philosophies of vitalism are concerned with the distinction between life and non-life in some form.2023, Cat Moir, “What Is Living and What Is Dead In Political Vitalism?”, in Christopher Donohue, Charles T. Wolfe, editors, Vitalism and…. From the entry vitalism
  • Are we so intellectually trapped that only didactic philosophies are left?2013 February 8, Wayne T. Williams, Kissing the Hand of the Dead, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 144. From the entry unbeast
  • If you want to expound your personal philosophies, write another book.1999, The Ninth Gate (motion picture), spoken by Dean Corso (Johnny Depp). From the entry shoot the breeze
  • Only two Greek philosophies, Pythagoreanism and neo-Platonism, might be called basically religious.1987, Edward George Weltin, Athens and Jerusalem: An Interpretative Essay on Christianity and Classical Culture, Scholars Press, →ISBN…. From the entry Pythagoreanism

Meaning of philosophy

  1. noun An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.
  2. noun A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain.
  3. noun A general principle (usually moral).

Full definition of philosophy

Questions about the plural of philosophy

What is the plural of philosophy?
The plural of philosophy is philosophies.
Is philosophy countable?
Philosophy is a countable and uncountable noun.

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