philosophical analysis

American  

noun

1. linguistic analysis.

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philosophical analysis British  

noun

1. a philosophical method in which language and experience are analysed in an attempt to provide new insights into various philosophical problems

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Etymology

Origin of philosophical analysis

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

In 1978, following his recommendations, the faculty redefined “an educated person” as one who has an “informed acquaintance” with five academic areas: literature and the arts, history, social and philosophical analysis, science and mathematics, and foreign languages and culture.

From New York Times

No one would argue that a newspaper column is an optimal forum for a philosophical analysis of how we should weigh the concerns of future generations against those who now populate Earth, but responsible journalism ought to avoid caricature of an important thought exercise and the billions of dollars in philanthropy that disparate branches of EA can take credit for.

From Washington Post

Deconstruction should apply only to the specific form of literary and philosophical analysis that takes the name, he argued, not simply to the idea of breaking anything into its parts.

From Washington Post

Perhaps it’s because I never studied literary or philosophical analysis in the same way he did, but I never understood the harm of the more informal usage.

From Washington Post

Whitney moves deftly between heady philosophical analysis and the embodiment of a child’s voice, braiding together personal memories with a vast array of references from academia and pop culture alike.

From Seattle Times