Quite literally, the term “philosophy” means, “love of wisdom.”. In a broad sense, philosophy is an activity people undertake when they seek to understand fundamental truths about themselves, the world in which they live, and their relationships to the world and to each other.

the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head. Antonyms: posteriority. the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end. type of: position, spatial relation.

1 : relating to or situated near or toward the head or toward the part in headless animals most nearly corresponding to the head. 2 : situated toward the front of the body : ventral —used in human anatomy because of the upright posture of humans. Other Words from anterior. anteriorly adverb.

Anterior or ventral – front (example, the kneecap is located on the anterior side of the leg). Posterior or dorsal – back (example, the shoulder blades are located on the posterior side of the body).

1. Placed before or in front. 2. Occurring before in time; earlier. 3. Anatomy a. Located near or toward the head in lower animals. b. Located on or near the front of the body in higher animals. c. Located on or near the front of an organ or on the ventral surface of the body in humans. 4. BotanyIn front of and facing away from the axis or stem.

On the other hand, anterior ity and posteriority exist in dimension as well as in numbers. The ogive is, perhaps, very ancient; and authors dispute as to the anterior ity of the Romanesque to the Gothic. This anterior ity of nature is a commonplace in philosophy: thus one says that the decrees of God have an order among themselves.

(in humans) pertaining to or toward the front plane of the body, equivalent to the ventral surface of quadrupeds. Botany. on the front side and away from the main axis, as the lower lip of a flower.