philosophical nature

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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nature
noun
uk
/ˈneɪ.tʃər/us
/ˈneɪ.tʃɚ/
all the animals, plants, rocks, etc. in the world and all the features, forces, and processes that happen or exist independently of people, such as the weather, the sea, mountains, the production of young animals or plants, ...
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His scientific research is grounded in issues of aphilosophicalnature.
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Yet there are additional, fundamental issues of a morephilosophicalnatureto consider.
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This definition describes how thephilosophicalnatureof ontologies could be incorporated into computer science.
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The taxation policies of the two sides are fundamentally different in theirphilosophicalnatureand approach.
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Are we having a discussion of aphilosophicalnatureabout freedom, or are we discussing seat belts?
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His later poetry was more of a spiritual andphilosophicalnature.
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He then proceeded to debate thephilosophicalnatureof the soul with his generals.
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A moral vegetarian, she has also examined the rhetorical andphilosophicalnatureof contemporary attitudes towards animal rights.
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Thayumanavar, who lived in the early 18th century, is famous for a number of short poems ofphilosophicalnature.
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This might be because his major writing, even if written in his youth, is more of aphilosophicalnaturethan anything else.
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Nearly all of his works are headed by a quotation of contemporary poetry, or by a prose quotation of aphilosophicalnature.
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Although he describes himself as not a churchgoer, he sang in a church choir as a child, and retains a strong moral sense along with a questioning,philosophicalnature.
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