philosophical
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˌfɪl.əˈsɒf.ɪ.kl̩//
- United States//ˌfɪl.əˈsɑ.fɪ.kl̩//
Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
adjective
- 1
Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
All the creations of classic German philosophy, such as Hegel's Idea, Fichte's Ego, or Schelling's Absolute, appeared to him simply as substitutes for the Deity, reduced to a more abstract form by philosophical imagination.
“For most of human history, the question of whether or not life exists elsewhere has belonged only within the philosophical realm,” said Howard Chen, study author and Ph.D candidate at Northwestern University.
- 2
Rational; analytic or critically minded; thoughtful.
His richly philosophical intellect was not at any time affected by unrealities.
- 3
Detached, calm, stoic.
She bore the desertion with philosophical indifference.
Etymology
From philosophy + -ical, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía, “love of knowledge, scientific learning”). Displaced native Old English ūþwitlīċ.
Forms
- comparative
- more philosophical
- superlative
- most philosophical
philosophical · Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
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