philosophy
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The text appears to discuss the philosophy of the ancient Greek Stoics.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
That philosophy was designed before Guardiola's appointment, and the Spaniard produced the purest form of City's footballing ideology.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
My professional philosophy may amount to little more than avoiding becoming the iced-coffee schlemiel.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
It isn’t about cost savings, says Chief Executive John Banner, but a hiring philosophy based on the idea that employees should be doing work that requires creativity and judgment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Pythagoras’s doctrine became the centerpiece of Western philosophy: all the universe was governed by ratios and shapes; the planets moved in heavenly spheres that made music as they turned.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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"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
And her explanation of why she loves anime is very similar to the philosophies that drew RZA to kung fu movies and, eventually, Asian philosophies and martial arts.
From Salon ● May 31, 2026
Now the same philosophies are being used to fight dementia.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
It will now be apparent that Descartes and Boyle both have what we may term mechanical philosophies, but that they are very different.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Vocabulary lists containing philosophy
All You Need is Love: Amor and Phil
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Ancient Greece - Introductory
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