philosophical argument

collocation in English

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philosophical
adjective
uk
/ˌfɪl.əˈsɒf.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌfɪl.əˈsɑː.fɪ.kəl/
relating to the study or writing ...
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argument
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɑːɡ.jə.mənt/us
/ˈɑːrɡ.jə.mənt/
a disagreement, or the process ...
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(Definition ofphilosophicalandargumentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Hoover does something remarkable in his paper: he criticizes aphilosophicalargumentby means of a piece of social science.
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This deep intuitive feeling of conscious will is something that no amount ofphilosophicalargumentor research about psychological mechanisms can possibly dispel.
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But they also have a commitment tophilosophicalargument, for which all of them are professionally trained.
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This is also the way we usually pick counterpossibles inphilosophicalargument.
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There is no conclusivephilosophicalargumentto show that something exists or that its existence can be denied.
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His firstphilosophicalargumentis that since there are true future contingents the openness theist has to substitute a new and unsatisfactory definition of omniscience.
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There is one line ofphilosophicalargument, however, that seems to suggest that such reports are not merely false, they are necessarily false.
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In particular, it seems more plausible to affirm, in light ofphilosophicalargumentand scientific confirmation, that the universe began to exist than that it did not begin to exist.
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Alberti were prepared to grant a more extensive role tophilosophicalargumentin theological debate.
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Suppose that somephilosophicalargumentor argument type or conclusion as a matter of fact supports the status quo.
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Nor are one's speech rights infringed whenever one's speech is prevented from having the effects one wishes-as when someone else'sphilosophicalargumentundermines one's own, rendering it unpersuasive.
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I do not want to get into a longphilosophicalargument.
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Thephilosophicalargumentgoes backwards and forwards, and everybody is kept waiting.
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Often it is looked upon as aphilosophicalargument.
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It was brought about by practical issues, economic deprivation and the failure of politicians and industry, not some obscurephilosophicalargument.
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I do not want to get into aphilosophicalargumentabout efficiency.
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One could have aphilosophicalargumentabout it.
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That, however, is aphilosophicalargumentwhich we might continue tomorrow or elsewhere rather than now.
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I am arguing about what we mean byphilosophicalargument.
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There is a deeper and morephilosophicalargumentwhich supports the retention of wealth and riches for those who work and risk hard.
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