Philosophically
[,fɪlə'sɑfɪkli]
Definition
(adv.) in a philosophic manner; 'she took it philosophically'.
(adv.) with respect to philosophy; 'the movement is philosophically indebted to Rousseau'.
Editor: Lois--From WordNet
Examples
- Philosophically, the difference turns about the distinction of the particular and universal. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- It is possible that it is because he has killed so many at the beginning, the gypsy said philosophically. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- In my age, I knew better, and went out philosophically to walk it off. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- We speak not strictly and philosophically when we talk of the combat of passion and of reason. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- When a man has been numbered with the dead forty years, it is hard to believe that he is alive, said the Demarch philosophically. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Thus ultimately and philosophically science is the organ of general social progress. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The third man brought the dispute to a close, most philosophically. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The elder De Candolle and Lyell have largely and philosophically shown that all organic beings are exposed to severe competition. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- I guess Edison was tired also, but he took it very philosophically. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Any one who knew how to please Aunt Julia has a right to her money, Miss Bart rejoined philosophically. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
Editor: Lois