October 5, 2012　=========

☆ philosophy 　価値観

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Usually when we talk about philosophy, we talk
about the philosophers, such as Socrates, Plato and
Aristotle and their ideas. However, we can also use
“philosophy” to talk about our own ideas and values,
too. So for example, for this month’s topic, you could
ask someone, “What is your philosophy about letting go
of stuff?”

Here are some other examples:

The best philosophy is to change your food habits if you
want to lose weight.
She has an interesting philosophy of life.
His philosophy is that life is full of mysteries we shouldn’t
try to explain!

What is your philosophy of life?

Bye,
Chris
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通常、“philosophy”と言ったら、ソクラテスやプラトン、アリストテレスなどの“philosopher　(哲学者)”および、彼らのアイディアを指すことが多いでしょう。
しかし、自分のアイディアや価値観などについて語る時にもこの言葉は使えます。
例えば今月のテーマに関して、
“What is your philosophy about letting go of stuff? ”
(ものを手放すことに関するあなたの価値観は？)
などと質問しても良いですね！

例を挙げてみます：

The best philosophy is to change your food habits if you want to lose weight.
(体重を減らしたいのならば、食習慣を変えるのが一番の哲学です)

She has an interesting philosophy of life.
(彼女の人生の価値観は面白い)

His philosophy is that life is full of mysteries we shouldn’t try to explain!
(人生はミステリーに満ちているので、説明しようとしない方が良い、というのが彼の哲学です)

あなたの人生の価値観は、なんですか？

それでは！
クリス