metaphilosophy en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós) Ancient Greek φῐλόσοφος (phĭlósophos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía)bor. Latin philosophialbor. Old French philosophiebor. Middle English philosophie English philosophy English metaphilosophy From meta- + philosophy.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The study of the subject matter, methods, and aims of philosophy.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| metaphilosophies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
metathought · metatheory · metaresearch · metascience · metamethod
Deriveds
Translations (3)
fi metafilosofia (study of philosophy) · cmn 元哲學 /元哲学 (study of philosophy) · fr métaphilosophie (study of philosophy)