philosophical justification

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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justification
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌdʒʌs.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdʒʌs.tə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
a good reason or explanation ...
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(Definition ofphilosophicalandjustificationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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With self-consciousness comes a demand forphilosophicaljustificationof the state-building process, but that process has been going on in obedience to elemental instinct.
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They provide a useful critique of the limits of contextual relativism and propose aphilosophicaljustificationfor seeking generalisations.
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Your aims are modest: no historical development, nophilosophicaljustification, no proposals for reform, just the law.
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He then in fact created the real speculative basis andphilosophicaljustificationfor the system of "experience" that was presented therein.
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This primitive instinct has inspiredphilosophicaljustification.
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Historically, aphilosophicaljustificationfor governments' and donors' financial support of education and technical assistance programs has been the public-good aspects of the benefits from appropriate soil management.
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Newton's epistemic behavior does not appear to lackphilosophicaljustification.
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Thephilosophicaljustificationfor the policy is long established and well precedented.
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Fordham did not like imposing his will on people, and developed aphilosophicaljustificationfor reconstituting the practice as a democracy.
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Not forming part of the formal code, that is, not enforceable by law, the notes were included to help subsequent generations understand the philosophical justifications for each chapter.
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They even begin to identify with his ecological and philosophical justifications for his cannibalistic lifestyle.
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