Adjective philosophical has 3 senses
- philosophic, philosophical - of or relating to philosophy or philosophers; "philosophical writing"; "a considerable knowledge of philosophical terminology"
- philosophical, philosophic - characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment; "philosophical resignation"; "a philosophic attitude toward life"
Antonym: emotional (indirect, via unemotional)
- philosophical, philosophic - characteristic of or imbued with the attitude of a philosopher or based on philosophy; "that breadth of outlook that distinguishes the philosophic mind"; "their differences were philosophical"
Antonyms: nonphilosophical, nonphilosophic
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