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philosophy

[fi-los-uh-fee] / fɪˈlɒs ə fi /


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At age 12, Martínez Celaya entered into an apprenticeship with a painter — the start of his formal artistic training — and around the same time he began cultivating an interest in writing and philosophy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The result was long-termism, a philosophy that "came to play a very central role" in the movement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The text appears to discuss the philosophy of the ancient Greek Stoics.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The bulking philosophy is out of step with the modern game, where most young coaches spend their time drawing up space-age offenses and recruiting lightning-fast players to execute them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Another philosophy vied with the atomic theory, and instead of posing such bizarre concepts as the infinite vacuum, it turned the universe into a cozy nutshell.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

"I worked under different coaches with different ideas and philosophies."

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Similarities between his monetary philosophies on issues like forward guidance, rules-based policymaking, the Phillips curve, and productivity growth driven by high-tech innovation and Warsh’s are now emerging.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

Those diverging philosophies have been on display on earnings calls and in other recent announcements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

While there are other AI behemoths — including Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and others — OpenAI’s tension with Anthropic is telling because it stems from their shared origins and different philosophies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

This will be the first time two completely different sets of philosophies have united to work for this goal of better schools.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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