The term philosophy comes from an ancient Greek word meaning "love of wisdom". In the modern context, it is used both formally and informally to refer to concepts in knowledge, reason, logic, and belief in their most elemental and abstracted forms.

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magazine article: Philosophy."We are such stuff as dreams are made on and our little life is rounded with a sleep.” (Shakespeare) Read article

word games: Philosophy. Match branches of western philosophy to descriptions of them and also to philosophical questions. Play game (1) and game (2)

poem: Starshine and Non-Being. This Taoist poem describes how language and logical classification cannot encompass reality. Trying to label something can make a non-existent thing wrongly seem as if it had concrete or material existence, as Starshine finds out when he asks questions to Non-Being, the darkness. Read poem

cartoon: "Make me ..." See cartoon

poll: "Philosophy should be taught as a compulsory subject at school" See result

trivia: Proverbs: Keep quiet and people will think you a philosopher. (Latin) See more philosophy trivia

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