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UK
/fˌɪləsˈɒfɪkəl/
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[ US /ˌfɪɫəˈsɑfɪkəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˌfɪɫəˈsɑfɪkəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment
philosophical resignation
a philosophic attitude toward life -
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
philosophical writing
a considerable knowledge of philosophical terminology
How To Use philosophical In A Sentence
- This has caused many theoreticians to adopt a philosophical approach that mirrors the ideas of Plato.
- In contemporary philosophical language these would be the doctrines of hylozoism and animism.
- Thus, in the Western philosophical tradition, occasionalists in the proper sense of the term emerge in earnest in the wake of René Descartes (1596 “ 1650) in the form of “Cartesian occasionalists”. Occasionalism
- From the philosophical point of view the principles relate to the problem of how to combine necessity and freedom.
- Behind the apparent cross-party consensus on social mobility lie two profound philosophical differences. Times, Sunday Times
- His experience there exemplifies what he says regarding the need to be philosophical about the photographs that you miss.
- Authors customarily used the commentary format not only to expound the works of Aristotle, but also as a vehicle for original philosophical theorizing.
- I know that one of the philosophical underpinnings of Creative Commons and other Open Content Licensing models is to not discriminate, which is why they are available to anyone. Lessig's use of Flickr photos: is Creative Commons really a community?
- Logical Atomism is one important aspect of B. Russell's philosophical thoughts since 1899 and early L.
- With the benefit of hindsight, I prefer to be philosophical about my experience.