Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a philosophical manner; according to the rules or principles of philosophy; calmly; wisely; rationally.
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- adverb In a
philosophical manner.
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- adverb with respect to philosophy
- adverb in a philosophic manner
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Examples
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The _accident_, I use the term philosophically, not popularly, the accident of a man's being married, or, in other words, having entered imprudently into a barbarous and absurd civil contract, cannot alter the nature of things.
Tales and Novels — Volume 08 Maria Edgeworth 1808
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It is impossible for me to emphasize how much more can be gleaned philosophically from the Graphic Novel than from the movie.
The Moral Exemplars of Watchmen | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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But both philosophers do think it important to redeploy enthusiasm and conviviality in philosophically affective ways.
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The Thomas gospel is actually quite far philosophically from the synoptic gospels in one key respect: Thomas held that Jesus’ message was that the path to God is within us all and we can reach him without going through the power structure of a church organization.
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He was the first to use this word philosophically.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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He was the first to use this word philosophically.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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He was the first to use this word philosophically.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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He was the first to use this word philosophically.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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It is typical of Choumnos™ approach that he seeks to argue philosophically, that is by valid inference from principles and definitions that are universally accepted, for views that are already theologically established.
Byzantine Philosophy Ierodiakonou, Katerina 2008
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If it lacks the textual fidelity and contextual insights of the work of Theodore Kisiel, it is more philosophically, that is argumentatively, concerned.
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bilby commented on the word philosophically
"I wanted to cook dinner for a second-year student, but Jennifer couldn't come," said Tom philosophically yet ungenetically.
December 18, 2007