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also philosophic
as in analytical
being, given to, or marked by deep thinking especially about fundamental questions of the world
A philosophical person by nature, she spent many hours in deep thought about the great mysteries of life.
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Recent Examples of philosophical
From a tense two-hander and a teen heist movie to a NSFW alien tale and a philosophical road trip from Hell, these titles played well on the big screen and deserve releases to serve the masses.
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William Earl, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
The problem of mind-body dualism This all stems from a key problem of dualism, which is the philosophical idea that the mind and body are different things.
—Big Think, 12 Apr. 2025
Some of Shintoism’s most important structures, including the famous Ise Grand Shrine, have been regularly torn down and rebuilt over the centuries, posing a philosophical question — akin to the ship of Theseus paradox — of whether a building is more than the sum of its material parts.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
The real problem is that for all the time spent on the technological back end and the philosophical foundations, Brooker’s lost sight of his foreground.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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William Earl, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
The problem of mind-body dualism This all stems from a key problem of dualism, which is the philosophical idea that the mind and body are different things.
—Big Think, 12 Apr. 2025
Some of Shintoism’s most important structures, including the famous Ise Grand Shrine, have been regularly torn down and rebuilt over the centuries, posing a philosophical question — akin to the ship of Theseus paradox — of whether a building is more than the sum of its material parts.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
The real problem is that for all the time spent on the technological back end and the philosophical foundations, Brooker’s lost sight of his foreground.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosophical
Adjective
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Rajula Srivastava, for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, including contributions to the problem of counting rational points near smooth manifolds.—
Alex Cramer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2025
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The breakthrough for me ... for the analytic people to consistently be able to measure where the ball's hitting each player's bat, and design bats specifically for each hitter, is just brilliant.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That makes for a logical disconnect, and palpable hypocrisy.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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The logical conclusion is for the US to convert its gold holdings into bitcoin.—
Korok Ray,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The economic idea that people are purely rational, self-serving beings has been undermined by broad research over decades into psychology and behavioral economics.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Listening to constituents, stakeholders, and community input to make our voices heard at the Council while balancing competing interests of other council members to bring rational discussion and mutual understanding to move ALL of Fort Worth Forward.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Philosophical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosophical. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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