speculative philosophy

American  

noun

1. philosophy embodying beliefs insusceptible of proof and attempting to gain insight into the nature of the ultimate by intuitive or a priori means.

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Etymology

Origin of speculative philosophy

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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speculative philosophy

The Abbasid rulers also faced religious divisions and criticism, even as the cosmopolitan nature of the caliphate sparked the growth of speculative philosophy and rationalizing thought.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

If “Clarissa” is an epistolary novel, then so, really, is “The Post Card” — and then half of “Tristram Shandy” is speculative philosophy.

From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2022

Such a heterogeneous mixture demonstrates the pass to which speculative philosophy had come, and shows us clearly that her disciples had abandoned her in despair.

From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William

We have, accordingly, to examine the poem in three different aspects:— I. as the exposition of a system of speculative philosophy.

From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.

For at the present day every one who does not wish to remain uncultured, and to be numbered with the ignorant and incompetent multitude, must study speculative philosophy.

From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur