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Etymological meaning of Philosophy

The word Philosophy's origin is   Greek word ' Philosophia '. Philosophia means 'love of knowledge', 'pursuit of wisdom', 'systematic investigation. English word 'Philosophy' comes from a combination of two Greek word , which are ' Philo ' and ' Sophia '. 'Philo' means ' love ' and ' sophia ' means ' wisdom ' . But here arise a question of our mind that what is wisdom? Here I will say shortly, wisdom is not similar meaning of knowledge. It is broader concept than knowledge. Therefor the literal meaning of philosophy is ' love of wisdom '.               If  a man, who is thirsty for knowledge, he is philosopher . A true philosopher is he who loves to know, who loves to search truth . If we turn our attention to different philosopher's quotation, we shall understand clearly its meaning.               The Greek philosopher Socrate said - " Philosopher is one, who has a thirst for k