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Philosophy (from Greek, philosophia, literally "love of wisdom") is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.

The term was probably coined by Pythagoras (c.

570 – c.

495 BC).

Philosophical methods include questioning, critical discussion, rational argument and systematic presentation.

Classic philosophical questions include: Is it possible to know anything and to prove it? What is most real? However, philosophers might also pose more practical and concrete questions such as: Is there a best way to live? Is it better to be just or unjust (if one can get away with it)? Do humans have free will?.

Rationality is the quality or state of being reasonable, based on facts or reason.

Rationality implies the conformity of one's beliefs with one's reasons to believe, or of one's actions with one's reasons for action.

"Rationality" has different specialized meanings in philosophy, economics, sociology, psychology, evolutionary biology, and political science.

Truth is most often used to mean being in accord with fact or reality, or fidelity to an original or standard.

Truth may also often be used in modern contexts to refer to an idea of "truth to self," or authenticity.

Life is a characteristic distinguishing physical entities having biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from those that do not, either because such functions have ceased, or because they never had such functions and are classified as .

Various forms of life exist, such as plants, animals, fungi, protists, archaea, and bacteria.

The criteria can at times be ambiguous and may or may not define viruses, viroids, or potential artificial life as "living".

Biology is the primary science concerned with the study of life, although many other sciences are involved.

Discovery is the act of detecting something new, or something "old" that had been unrecognized as meaningful.

With reference to sciences and academic disciplines, discovery is the observation of new phenomena, new actions, or new events and providing new reasoning to explain the knowledge gathered through such observations with previously acquired knowledge from abstract thought and everyday experiences.

A discovery may sometimes be based on earlier discoveries, collaborations, or ideas.

Some discoveries represent a radical breakthrough in knowledge or technology.