1. The study of ideas and beliefs . 2. A set of beliefs that tries to explain the meaning of life or give rules about how to behave Quite literally, the term "philosophy" means, "love of wisdom." In a broad sense, philosophy is an activity people undertake when they seek to understand fundamental truths about themselves, the world in which they live, and their relationships to the world and to each other. As an academic discipline philosophy is much the same. Those who study philosophy are perp