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• philosophical — /fɪləˈsɒfɪkəl / (say filuh sofikuhl) adjective 1. of or relating to philosophy: philosophical studies. 2. knowledgeable about or occupied with philosophy; tending to regulate one s life, actions, judgements, utterances, etc., by the light of… …  

• philosophical — adjective 1) a philosophical question Syn: theoretical, metaphysical 2) a philosophical mood Syn: thoughtful, reflective, pensive, meditative, contemplative, introspective, ruminative; formal cogitative 3) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• philosophical anthropology — anthropology (def. 4). * * * Study of human nature conducted by the methods of philosophy. It is concerned with questions such as the status of human beings in the universe, the purpose or meaning of human life, and whether humanity can be made… …   Universalium

• philosophical — adj. 1 of philosophy VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, get, wax ▪ The debate was getting too philosophical for me. ▪ I could wax philosophical on all the injustices of life …   Collocations dictionary

• philosophical — phil|o|soph|i|cal [ˌfıləˈsɔfıkəl US ˈsa: ] adj also phil|o|soph|ic [ ˈsɔfık US ˈsa: ] 1.) relating to philosophy ▪ the philosophical problem of whether there is free will ▪ a philosophical argument 2.) calmly accepting a difficult or unpleasant… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• philosophical — also phil.osoph.ic adjective 1 related to philosophy: the philosophical writings of Sartre 2 someone who is philosophical calmly accepts a difficult or unpleasant situation because they know it cannot be changed (+ about): Robert was surprisingly …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• philosophical — [[t]fɪ̱ləsɒ̱fɪk(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ Philosophical means concerned with or relating to philosophy. He was more accustomed to cocktail party chatter than to political or philosophical discussions. Derived words: philosophically [[t]fɪ̱ləsɒ̱fɪkli[/t]]… …   English dictionary

• philosophical — adjective 1) a philosophical question Syn: theoretical, metaphysical 2) a philosophical mood Syn: thoughtful, reflective, pensive, meditative, contemplative, introspective 3) he was very ph …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• Philosophical Inquiries into the Essence of Human Freedom — (original German title Philosophische Untersuchungen über das Wesen der menschlichen Freiheit und die damit zusammenhängenden Gegenstände) is an 1809 work by Friedrich Schelling. It was the last book he finished in his lifetime, running to some… …   Wikipedia

• Philosophical theology — is the disciplined employment of philosophical methods in developing or analyzing theological concepts. It therefore includes natural theology as well as philosophical treatments of orthodox and heterodox theology. See also *Philosophy of… …   Wikipedia

• Philosophical Investigations — This article is about the philosophy of Wittgenstein. For other uses of Philosophical Investigation or Philosophical Investigations, see Philosophical Investigations (disambiguation). Philosophical Investigations   …   Wikipedia