unphilosophical
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- adjective
- /ˌʌnˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl/
- The unphilosophical response to the complex situation left many people feeling unsatisfied and confused.
Examples
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The selection of issues undoubtedly reflects a desire to avoid messy empirical disputes in economics and other "unphilosophical" topics.
Academic text (1990) -
In other words, the unphilosophical mind is unaware that it thinks within a system, within a framework, or within a philosophy.
Academic text (1993) -
Paul also believes that the unphilosophical mind thinks without a clear sense of the foundations of its own thought and the most basic concepts, aims, assumptions, and values that define and direct it.
Academic text (1993) -
I don't think it's unphilosophical to expect a person who advances a position in a debate, as you have (e.g., when you say, "It's one thing to say that a review process isn't completely blind."
Blog text (2) -
His arguments were often unphilosophical, lacking the depth and reasoning expected in a serious discussion.
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She approached the problem with an unphilosophical attitude, reacting emotionally rather than thoughtfully.
Synonyms
Not about big ideas but about practical facts and details
Antonyms
How Philosophical
Surface Forms
Morphology
unphilosophical = philosophical (transparent) = un + philosophy + ical
The adjective 'philosophical' clearly derives from the noun 'philosophy' with the productive suffix '-ical', and 'un-' simply negates that adjective.
Etymology
Unphilosophical comes from un- 'not' plus philosophy, literally 'love of wisdom' from philo- and sophia. So unphilosophical can describe a person or an answer that does not show calm, deep thinking or interest in bigger ideas.