Explore Philosophical through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like philosophic or humanities. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Philosophical meaning
- Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
- Rational; analytic or critically minded; thoughtful.
- Detached, calm, stoic.
Synonyms of Philosophical
Using Philosophical
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, or pertaining to, philosophy. | Rational; analytic or critically minded; thoughtful. | Detached, calm, stoic.
- Useful related words include: philosophic, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts.
- In the example corpus, philosophical often appears in combinations such as: and philosophical, the philosophical, philosophical and.
Context around Philosophical
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Philosophical
- In this selection, "philosophical" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, specialized, citation, coherent, system, skepticism and aspects stand out and add context to how "philosophical" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 500 ce philosophical schools of and a coherent philosophical system of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "philosophical" sits close to words such as agrees, functioning and lynch, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with philosophical
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
At 75, he has gone from the physical to the philosophical. (11 words)
He suggested philosophical errors arose from confusions about the nature of philosophical inquiry. (13 words)
Philosophical skepticism main In philosophical skepticism, pyrrhonism is a position that refrains from making truth claims. (16 words)
Although theologian George Florovsky described Dostoyevsky as a "philosophical problem", because it is unknown whether Dostoyevsky believed in what he wrote, many philosophical ideas are found in books such as A Writer's Diary and The Brothers Karamazov. (38 words)
Philosophical implications of VR are discussed in books, including Philip Zhai 's Get Real: A Philosophical Adventure in Virtual Reality (1998) and Digital Sensations: Space, Identity and Embodiment in Virtual Reality (1999), written by Ken Hillis. (36 words)
One claim is that the empirical data gathered by experimental philosophers can have an indirect effect on philosophical questions by allowing for a better understanding of the underlying psychological processes which lead to philosophical intuitions. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
A British practitioner of polyamory also quoted in the article expressed the opposite opinion. citation Philosophical aspects As with many non-traditional life choices, there is considerable active discussion about philosophical approaches to polyamory.
According to Whitehead, an actual entity must earn its philosophical status of fundamental ontological priority by satisfying several philosophical criteria, as follows.
Although theologian George Florovsky described Dostoyevsky as a "philosophical problem", because it is unknown whether Dostoyevsky believed in what he wrote, many philosophical ideas are found in books such as A Writer's Diary and The Brothers Karamazov.
As a result of traditional specialized philosophical peculiarities of language, with translations between ancient Greek, Latin, and English, the word 'cause' is nowadays in specialized philosophical writings used to label Aristotle's four kinds.
Between 200 BCE–500 CE philosophical schools of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism were taking form and a coherent philosophical system of yoga began to emerge.
For example, if philosophical physicalism is true, a physical TOE will coincide with a philosophical theory of everything.
Gracia, J.G. and Noone, T.B., A Companion to Philosophy in the Middle Ages, London 2003, p.35 Methods main Philosophical method (or philosophical methodology) is the study of how to do philosophy.
He and his colleagues founded the 'Aberdeen Philosophical Society' which was popularly known as the 'Wise Club' (a literary-philosophical association).
He suggested philosophical errors arose from confusions about the nature of philosophical inquiry.
It was respectfully received by the public and the philosophical community, but all by that time realized that Bergson's days as a philosophical luminary were past.
One claim is that the empirical data gathered by experimental philosophers can have an indirect effect on philosophical questions by allowing for a better understanding of the underlying psychological processes which lead to philosophical intuitions.
Philosophical analysis (from Greek Φιλοσοφική ανάλυση main) is a general term for techniques typically used by philosophers in the analytic tradition that involve "breaking down" (i.e. analyzing) philosophical issues.
Philosophical considerations The philosophical antecedents and ramifications of functional decomposition are quite broad, as functional decomposition in one guise or another underlies all of modern science.
Philosophical grounds Process theology rejects unlimited omnipotence on a philosophical basis, arguing that omnipotence as classically understood would be less than perfect, and is therefore incompatible with the idea of a perfect deity.
Philosophical implications of VR are discussed in books, including Philip Zhai 's Get Real: A Philosophical Adventure in Virtual Reality (1998) and Digital Sensations: Space, Identity and Embodiment in Virtual Reality (1999), written by Ken Hillis.
Philosophical skepticism main In philosophical skepticism, pyrrhonism is a position that refrains from making truth claims.
These included treatises on the prophets (whom he viewed as "inspired philosophers"), and also on various scientific and philosophical interpretations of the Quran, such as how Quranic cosmology corresponds to his own philosophical system.
The work proceeds rationally through a lexicon of philosophical terms to a summary of higher philosophical topics, in 14 chapters corresponding to Maimonides's birthdate of 14 Nissan.
And Simpkins’ holy-bible thumper feels almost as phony, an artificial means to frame Charlie’s homosexuality and leper-like status within a larger philosophical context.
At 75, he has gone from the physical to the philosophical.
Common combinations with philosophical
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and philosophical 20×
- the philosophical 17×
- philosophical and 14×
- philosophical questions 10×
- of philosophical 8×
- as philosophical 5×
- or philosophical 5×
- in philosophical 5×
- philosophical about 5×
- its philosophical 4×