philosophy
n 1: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by
some group or school [syn: {doctrine}, {school of
thought}, {ism}]
2: the rational investigation of questions about existence and
knowledge and ethics
3: any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a
situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my
father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do
it"