philosophical
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- adjective
- /ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl/
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filosófico
- It's a big existential and philosophical question for you to grapple with.
- philosophical questions
- philosophical inquiry
- philosophical issues
And some of them are, you know, Greek philosophical Buddhism.
- And some of them are, you know, Greek philosophical Buddhism.
- What is the philosophical poison that drives this?
- It is a it is a sort of philosophical zombie situation.
- But first, how do you gloss the philosophical program of naturalism?
- What is it to provide a philosophical account of morality?
- So it shows some of the religious and philosophical options of this era.
- And what would be the the philosophical stances of those?
- Let me ask the old Russian overly philosophical question about death.
- It's a big existential and philosophical question for you to grapple with.
- OK, well, is that just empty philosophical hot air?
- It's not just philosophical, it's action oriented.
- So that's kind of the the sort of big picture philosophical point of the business.
- And there is almost a philosophical certainty.
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That is a serious philosophical question that deserves more debate, but this is more important right now.
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What is it to provide a philosophical account of morality?
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And I think it's a very philosophical question.
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And they, this is a real philosophical value question.
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This is all getting very philosophical, right?
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I like to hear people engage in such philosophical questions.
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We preferred to stay in our quiet little neighborhood and have philosophical discussions.
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Today we're talking about philosophical projects and Hegel.
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We have this essentially philosophical choice that we have to confront.
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Many students enjoy debating philosophical ideas about the nature of reality.
Synonyms
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About the study of big ideas like knowledge, life, and what is real
Compounds
A set of ideas about life, knowledge, or right and wrong that people accept and follow
How Abstract
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- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
philosophical = philosophy (transparent) = philosophy + ical
The adjective 'philosophical' is derived from 'philosophy' with the suffix '-ical', clearly indicating a relation to philosophy.
Etymology
Philosophical comes from Greek philo- 'love' and sophia 'wisdom', the same idea behind philosophy and philosopher, so it relates to thinking about the big questions of knowledge, reality, and existence.