philosophical problem

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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problem
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprɒb.ləm/us
/ˈprɑː.bləm/
a situation, person, or thing that needs attention and needs to be dealt with ...
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(Definition ofphilosophicalandproblemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Language can bring a bout aphilosophicalproblem.
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Such an idea, he argues, is due to a lack of understanding of the nature of aphilosophicalproblem.
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This is a common experience as well as a classicphilosophicalproblemrelated to the expression of suffering.
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There is nophilosophicalproblemhere because as long as they are acknowledged competitors no decision on their truth claims has yet been taken.
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But that fact does not make citizens and officials infallible with respect to thephilosophicalproblem of whether these rules insufficiently grounded in reasons are really laws.
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I predict that if we are successful at reconceiving representation so that the latter usage becomes technically meaningless, then representation will no longer be aphilosophicalproblem.
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This basicphilosophicalproblemis supposed to overcome the tension that exists between the undeniable mechanistic fatality of bourgeois fate and the effort to interpret it optimistically.
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However, there seems to be aphilosophicalproblemhere.
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There is not just aphilosophicalproblemin industry.
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I do not deny that this is a difficultphilosophicalproblemfor both sides.
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There is a fundamentalphilosophicalproblemhere about the extent to which it is right to interfere with the discretion of the court.
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There is an oldphilosophicalproblemas to when a difference of degree becomes a difference of kind.
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Perhaps thatphilosophicalproblemis too great to bridge.
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There might be aphilosophicalproblem, and we all encounter that in our surgeries.
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This is not just an industrial problem; it is a tremendous social problem and a profoundphilosophicalproblem.
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There may be a slightphilosophicalproblemabout the use of force.
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I agree that it is aphilosophicalproblem, but is it likely that pensioners can be persuaded out of that?
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It raises the oldphilosophicalproblem: can good come from evil?
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This is thephilosophicalproblemand the difficulty that underlies the administration of the parole system.
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There is nophilosophicalproblemwith the private sector competing.
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