Collocations for philosophy - noun

ancient, classical | contemporary, modern | Eastern, Western | experimental, moral, natural
(historical),

political, religious, social

the philosophy of history/religion/science

competing, differing | prevailing
humanism - the prevailing philosophy today in the Western world

basic, general, underlying | personal | homespun, simple
the homespun philosophy that kept her going during this difficult period

liberal | design, economic, educational, management, market, political, religious, social
a furniture-maker''s design philosophy

develop, formulate
developing a personal philosophy

articulate | adopt, embrace, espouse | reject

inform sth, underlie sth, underpin sth
the philosophy underlying the education system

prevail
the management philosophy which prevailed at that time

~ behind
The new measures were introduced with no explanation of the philosophy behind them.

a philosophy of life/mind