continental philosophy

American  

[kon-tn-en-tl fi-los-uh-fee] / ˌkɒn tnˈɛn tl fɪˈlɒs ə fi /

noun

1. a general term for related philosophical traditions that originated in 20th-century continental Europe, including critical theory, deconstruction, existentialism, hermeneutics, phenomenology, and structuralism (contrasted with analytic philosophy).

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Example Sentences

It was a culturally and politically vibrant place; he met the American singer, actor and left-wing activist Paul Robeson, who was there on tour, and he began his first encounters with Marxism and continental philosophy.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2022

Johnson had just gotten his PhD from Chicago where he studied continental philosophy and called Lakoff to see if he was interested in studying metaphors.

From Scientific American • Nov. 4, 2011

A collection of both fiction and nonfiction by the bandana-wearing polymath, who was unusually adept at continental philosophy, tennis, cultural criticism and, well, old-fashioned storytelling.

From Newsweek