ABSTRACT

Philosophy/Philosophers (Philosophi(e)—noun; Philosoph-noun; philosophiskadjective)

Philosophi is derived from the Greek φιλοσοφία, meaning love of wisdom.1 Its lexical meanings in Danish include: love of wisdom; the scholarly discipline that encompasses all knowledge; and rigorously grounded learning about human thinking and the quest to formulate a world-view. It can also refer to a layperson’s system of thought as the sum of his or her life-experience.2 A philosopher is one who pursues or cultivates philosophical learning.3