What does philosophical mean?

Definitions for philosophical
ˌfɪl əˈsɒf ɪ kəlphilo·soph·i·cal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. philosophic, philosophicaladjective

    of or relating to philosophy or philosophers

    "philosophical writing"; "a considerable knowledge of philosophical terminology"

  2. philosophical, philosophicadjective

    characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment

    "philosophical resignation"; "a philosophic attitude toward life"

Wiktionary

  1. philosophicaladjective

    Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.

  2. philosophicaladjective

    Rational; analytic or critically-minded; thoughtful.

  3. philosophicaladjective

    Detached, calm, stoic.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Philosophick, Philosophicaladjective

    Etymology: philosophique, Fr. from philosophy.

    Others in virtue plac’d felicity:
    The stoic last in philosophick pride
    By him call’d virtue; and his virtuous man,
    Wise, perfect in himself, and all possessing. John Milton.

    How could our chymick friends go on
    To find the philosophick stone. Matthew Prior.

    When the safety of the publick is endangered, the appearance of a philosophical or affected indolence must arise either from stupidity or perfidiousness. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

    We have our philosophical persons to make modern and familiar, things supernatural and causeless. William Shakespeare.

    Acquaintance with God is not a speculative knowledge, built on abstracted reasonings about his nature and essence, such as philosophical minds often busy themselves in, without reaping from thence any advantage towards regulating their passions, but practical knowledge. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

    This is what nature’s wants may well suffice:
    But since among mankind so few there are,
    Who will conform to philosophick fare,
    I’ll mingle something of our times to please. John Dryden.

Wikipedia

  1. philosophical

    Philosophy (from Greek: φιλοσοφία, philosophia, 'love of wisdom') is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some sources claim the term was coined by Pythagoras (c. 570 – c. 495 BCE), although this theory is disputed by some. Philosophical methods include questioning, critical discussion, rational argument, and systematic presentation.Historically, philosophy encompassed all bodies of knowledge and a practitioner was known as a philosopher. "Natural philosophy," which began as a discipline in ancient India and Ancient Greece, encompasses astronomy, medicine, and physics. For example, Isaac Newton's 1687 Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy later became classified as a book of physics. In the 19th century, the growth of modern research universities led academic philosophy and other disciplines to professionalize and specialize. Since then, various areas of investigation that were traditionally part of philosophy have become separate academic disciplines, and namely the social sciences such as psychology, sociology, linguistics, and economics. Today, major subfields of academic philosophy include metaphysics, which is concerned with the fundamental nature of existence and reality; epistemology, which studies the nature of knowledge and belief; ethics, which is concerned with moral value; and logic, which studies the rules of inference that allow one to derive conclusions from true premises. Other notable subfields include philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, political philosophy, aesthetics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind.

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  1. philosophical

    Philosophical refers to anything related to philosophy, which is the study of fundamental questions about existence, reality, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and ethics. It can describe an approach or viewpoint that is characterized by deep, thoughtful, analytical, and reflective reasoning or contemplation. It can also refer to a demeanor or attitude that is calm, composed, rational, and unperturbed, especially in the face of difficult situations or adversity, which is often associated with wisdom or enlightenment in philosophical traditions. The term can be used to characterize ideas, theories, methods, behaviors, attitudes, or aspects that are reminiscent of, derived from, or aligned with philosophical thought, discourse, or practice.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Philosophicaladjective

    of or pertaining to philosophy; versed in, or imbued with, the principles of philosophy; hence, characterizing a philosopher; rational; wise; temperate; calm; cool

  2. Etymology: [L. philosophicus: cf. F. philosophique.]

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    Rank popularity for the word 'philosophical' in Adjectives Frequency: #852

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of philosophical in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of philosophical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of philosophical in a Sentence

  1. Zac Moffat:

    Republicans are still very much in the television persuasion model, we are still having philosophical arguments about where we are, and meanwhile the Democrats arguing about the type of targeting to use.

  2. Kedar Joshi:

    God is the ultimate philosophical questioner, the one who asks the logically paradoxical ultimate philosophical question about the nature of his own existence.

  3. Michael Roeske:

    That's a pretty big philosophical question : Where does free will come in ? Are we the consequence of our experiences ?

  4. Ry Cooder:

    I think I'm more relaxed; I think I'm more philosophical. I don't get worried as much as I used to about things.

  5. Vladan Kuzmanović:

    Sabism is a thematic pallet, philosophical colourism, chromatic signature and dual art, soft scale, poetics of attractiveness, mythologism, actual value, logism of color, active color, logical panel.

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