Philosophical definition

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Of, relating to, or based on a system of philosophy.
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Of or according to philosophy or philosophers.
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Sensibly composed or calm, as in a difficult situation; rational.
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Characteristic of a philosopher, as in equanimity, enlightenment, and wisdom.
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Like or suited for a philosopher.
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Devoted to or learned in philosophy.
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Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
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Origin of philosophical

  • From philosophy +"Ž -ical, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophia, “love of knowledge, scientific learning")

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Philosophical Sentence Examples

  • Maybe now things will be quiet enough so I'll have time to contemplate all those high level philosophical concepts.

  • The purely philosophical theories of Aquinas are explained in the article Scholasticism.

  • In the third and fourth series of the Philosophical Magazine will be found sixteen papers.

  • It all seems a very hurried and imperfectly studied philosophical analysis.

  • His philosophical standpoint may be characterized as a reaction from the pantheistic tendency of Hegel's idealistic rationalism towards a more pronouncedly theistic position.

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