who coined the word philosophy?

Answer 1

"philosophy" is a Greek word, from phileîn, "to love," and sophía, "wisdom," Socrates, a Greek philosopher, used the term philosophy as an equivalent to the search for wisdom. For a fascinating introduction to Philosophy including its origins & etymology follow this link:-
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Philosophy

Answer 2

Who Invented The Word Philosophy

Answer 3

The term philosophy comes from the Greek word "Φιλοσοφία" (philo-sophia), which means "love of wisdom" or less commonly "friend of wisdom". Many ancient Greek philosophers made the distinction between the desire for wisdom, as opposed to the desire for material things, vices, and the satisfaction of bodily desires. The definition of wisdom for many ancient Greeks would have been about virtue and the desire for knowledge and not false opinions. However, the term is notoriously difficult to define today (see definition of philosophy) because of the diverse range of ideas that have been labeled as philosophy. The Penguin Dictionary of Philosophy defines it as the study of "the most fundamental and general concepts and principles involved in thought, action, and reality". The Penguin Encyclopedia says that philosophy differs from science in that philosophy's questions cannot be answered empirically, and from religion in that philosophy allows no place for faith or revelation. However, these points are called into question by the Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy, which states: "the late 20th-century... prefers to see philosophical reflection as continuous with the best practice of any field of intellectual enquiry." Indeed, many of the speculations of early philosophers in the field of natural philosophy eventually formed the basis for modern scientific explanations on a variety of subjects.

Answer 4

nk_rso,

Just post the link to Wikipedia...we all know most of the questions here can be answered easily if peeps knew to use that site (or a search bar for that matter).

However, the point of this site is to post your opinion, your view, your words....

Answer 5

that would be the greeks. they coined most of the cool words.

Answer 6

Pythagoras.

Answer 7

The question is "WHO". the answer is probably Pythagoras.

Answer 8

probably pluto