In 'Principles,' investor and entrepreneur Ray Dalio shares his approach to life and management, which he believes anyone can use to make themselves more successful.
A principle is a kind of rule, belief, or idea that guides you. You can also say a good, ethical person has a lot of principles.
Classically, it is considered to be one of the most important fundamental principles or laws of thought (along with the principles of identity, non-contradiction, and sufficient reason).
The government has promised to uphold the principles of democracy. In the 1870s and 1880s, doctors began to follow the principles of antiseptic surgery. The party's principles are basically egalitarian. Johnson calls this phenomenon 'the principle of minimal effort '.
The principles of a particular theory or philosophy are its basic rules or laws.
A basic truth, law, or assumption: the principles of democracy. 2. a. A rule or standard, especially of good behavior: a man of principle. b. The collectivity of moral or ethical standards or judgments: a decision based on principle rather than expediency. 3. A fixed or predetermined policy or mode of action. 4.
principles, a personal or specific basis of conduct or management: to adhere to one's principles; a kindergarten run on modern principles. guiding sense of the requirements and obligations of right conduct: a person of principle.
Greek philosophy began as the quest for the principles and each Pre-Socratic philosopher identified different elements as principles. Aristotle made the first comprehensive analysis of the principles, by which he could differentiate disciplines and fields.