philomath

In archaic|lang=en terms the difference between philosophy and philomath

is that philosophy is (archaic) a broader branch of (non-applied) science while philomath is (archaic) a lover of learning; a scholar.

As nouns the difference between philosophy and philomath

is that philosophy is (uncountable|originally) the love of wisdom while philomath is (archaic) a lover of learning; a scholar.

As a verb philosophy

is to philosophize.

As nouns the difference between philomath and philosopher

is that philomath is (archaic) a lover of learning; a scholar while philosopher is a person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy.

As nouns the difference between philomath and literate

is that philomath is a lover of learning; a scholar while literate is a person who is able to read and write.

As an adjective literate is

able to read and write; having literacy.

As nouns the difference between philomath and polymath

is that philomath is a lover of learning; a scholar while polymath is a person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

As nouns the difference between philomathy and philomath

is that philomathy is the love of learning or letters while philomath is a lover of learning; a scholar.