philosophical debate

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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debate
noun
uk
/dɪˈbeɪt/us
/dɪˈbeɪt/
(a) serious discussion of a subject in which many people ...
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(Definition ofphilosophicalanddebatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But in anyphilosophicaldebate, contemporary issues are always at stakes.
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Pre-understanding therefore becomes a focus of theoretical andphilosophicaldebate.
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Most of the debates during the so-called foundational crisis were conducted not asphilosophicaldebatebut rather as mathematical research.
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My sense is that the heat of thephilosophicaldebatehas been reduced considerably over the years.
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A specific case in point is the recentphilosophicaldebateon equality versus priority.
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This book provides a solid historical example of non-national citizenship as a concrete illustration in an often abstract andphilosophicaldebate.
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Thephilosophicaldebateon the soul was not a mere academic matter.
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To participate inphilosophicaldebateand theorising about technology and design is far from irrelevant to the practical task of inventing, designing and testing computer systems.
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Here we do have the makings of a prolongedphilosophicaldebate, of the familiar kind where the debate is prolonged only because both parties agree on a falsehood.
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So thephilosophicaldebategoes on.
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I believe it needs a conceptual orphilosophicaldebate, for which there is no time today.
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We could have an interesting, and long,philosophicaldebateon the deterrent value of corporal punishment, but that is irrelevant to today's debate.
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We should relate thisphilosophicaldebateto the service offered to ordinary people.
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I do not wish to get into aphilosophicaldebateabout advertising in general.
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That is almost a subject forphilosophicaldebaterather than the consideration of individual amendments.
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We should try to reach agreement on thisphilosophicaldebate.
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The three broad headings offer an opportunity for a high-levelphilosophicaldebate.
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It has been a deeplyphilosophicaldebateon ownership and the nature of share ownership, bank discounts and flotation.
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