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philosophy

[fi-los-uh-fee] / fɪˈlɒs ə fi /


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But his philosophy in everything, of course, is to do whatever he wants and let someone try to stop him.

From Salon Sep. 1, 2026

"She formulated a philosophy of art she dubbed 'self-obliteration' based on simple motifs of obsessive repetition and proliferation," according to her website.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

She said her philosophy was “you can never stop learning and exercising the acting muscle.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

In 2022, Cofnas went to Cambridge to teach the philosophy of biology, after an undergraduate degree in philosophy at Columbia in New York and master’s degrees at Cambridge and Oxford.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

With the scientific revolution, the purely logical world gave way to an empirical one, based upon observation rather than philosophy.

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

“The Four Heavens” illustrates these and other core Mayan philosophies.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 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

The two have been vocal in their criticism of each other's business models and philosophies.

From Barron's Feb. 19, 2026

Turning to last year’s review sheet, Dr. Barnes gritted his teeth and read what Mr. Larson had written: It is clear that Phil and I have very different philosophies of education.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements




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