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philosophy

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Philosophy is an academic discipline, major, and branch of science within the humanities. It is the study of condition, reality, and knowledge. The field is practiced by philosophers and utilizes philosophical method, philosophical analysis, common sense, and intuition. It is distinct from dogma and is characterized by interdisciplinarity and uncertainty.

The subject includes parts such as ontology, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of science. Its history encompasses Western philosophy and Eastern philosophy. The term was named by Pythagoras. Descriptions of the topic appear in sources including The Catholic Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

Philosophy is maintained by WikiProject Philosophy and is listed as a vital article. It is referenced by 16,448 other encyclopedia articles. PubMed records a count of 630,599 for the query philosophy. Lists of schools of philosophy and philosophies are available for the subject.

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Research

630,599 papers

The place of philosophy in nursing.Nursing philosophy : an international journal for healthcare professionals · 2024Tembo ACDOI: 10.1111/nup.12473
Research philosophy: towards an understanding.ReviewNurse researcher · 2003Crossan FDOI: 10.7748/nr2003.10.11.1.46.c5914
Cancer, Religious Philosophy, Death and Dying.Journal of religion and health · 2022Carey LB, Koenig HG, Cohen J et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01673-8
[Philosophy and medicine].ReviewZeitschrift fur arztliche Fortbildung · 1989Stange W, Schubert U, Stach R
Causation and causal inference in epidemiology.American journal of public health · 2005Rothman KJ, Greenland SDOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.059204
Blushing and the philosophy of mind.ReviewJournal of physiology, Paris · 2007Bunge MDOI: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2007.11.008
Nursing philosophy: A review of current pre registration curricula in the UK.ReviewNurse education today · 2016Mackintosh-Franklin CDOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.11.023
African philosophy and nursing: A potential twain that shall meet?Nursing philosophy : an international journal for healthcare professionals · 2024Bayuo JDOI: 10.1111/nup.12472

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Instance of: genre
Part of: humanities
Has part: philosophy of history
Image: Hortus Deliciarum, Philosophy and the seven liberal arts (cropped).jpg

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Commons category: Philosophy
topic's main category: Category:Philosophy
topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Philosophy
different from: dogma
history of topic: Eastern philosophy
topic has template: Template:Philosophy topics
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/1
is the study of: reality
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Philosophy
Stack Exchange site URL: philosophy.stackexchange.com
WordLift URL: data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/philosophy
uses: phenomenology
hashtag: philosophy
named by: Pythagoras
has characteristic: uncertainty
has list: list of philosophies
P8168: Justice Christopher

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Encyclopedic overview

24 sections

Contents

Etymology
Conceptions of philosophy
General conception
Academic definitions
History {{anchor|Historical overview}}
Western
Arabic–Persian
Indian
Chinese
Other traditions
Core branches
Epistemology
Ethics
Logic
Metaphysics
Other major branches
Methods
Relation to other fields
See also
References
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
External links

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Philosophy (from Ancient Greek philosophía ) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, knowledge, mind, reason, language, and value. It is a rational and critical inquiry that reflects on its methods and assumptions.

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