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transcendental philosophy

transcendental philosophy

9.9
Study of ideas that values inner feeling and spiritual belief over facts
  • noun
  • /trænˈsɛnˌdɛntl fəˈlɑsəfi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : filosofía trascendental
  • The study of transcendental philosophy emphasizes intuition and spirituality, offering insights beyond material reality.

Examples

  • Yet the stubborn question remains: How shall we determine the universal criteria that I believe we must have and commit ourselves to, criteria that transcendental philosophy had postulated as a priori?

    Academic text (1993)

  • In transcendental philosophy, scholars explore the connections between human experience and the foundations of knowledge.

  • Many consider transcendental philosophy to be crucial in understanding the limits of empirical observation.

Synonyms

transcendentalism
vstranscendental philosophy
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A belief that inner feelings and spiritual experience matter more than facts

treats intuition and spirituality as an academic branch rather than mere experience

Surface Forms

transcendental philosophy singular
transcendental philosophies plural

Morphology

transcendental + philosophy

The meaning is compositionally derived: 'transcendental' (beyond or above empirical experience, often spiritual or a priori) modifies 'philosophy' (study of knowledge/reality), so the phrase denotes a branch of philosophy concerned with non-empirical or spiritual intuition. This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition that a learner who knows both constituent meanings can reasonably infer.

Etymology

Transcendental philosophy may come from Latin words where transcendental means 'to go beyond' and philosophy means 'love of wisdom', creating the image of thought that climbs above what we can see and touch to reach inner feeling and spirit. So, the name fits because this kind of philosophy focuses on 'intuition' and spiritual ideas rather than only on things you can observe.