Examples of natural philosophy in a Sentence
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Although Newton himself was a recluse, a circle of zealous Newtonian men of science, described by historians as devoted disciples and even evangelists for Newton’s natural philosophy, took his new theories on the road.
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Beth Dufault,
The Conversation,
15 Dec. 2025
The warrior ethos of The Iliad is out-of-date in our age of human rights, as is the natural philosophy of Aristotle.
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Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
During that time, a lot of clergymen were engaged in natural philosophy, collecting minerals, fossils, and shells, and categorizing and comparing.
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Chava Pearl Lansky,
JSTOR Daily,
30 July 2025
Jefferson rooted the Declaration in natural philosophy, or the philosophical study of nature and the physical universe without consideration of supernatural causes.
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Time,
1 July 2025
For three years, Cristina immersed herself in the study of natural philosophy, Aristotelian physics and Cartesian geometry.
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Manuela Callari,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
Thomson was a mathematician, physicist, engineer, and professor of natural philosophy.
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IEEE Spectrum,
2 June 2024
Amid the calamities of the Civil War, motion had emerged as the concept that linked natural philosophy to political theory.
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Merve Emre,
The New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2024
Remember that a disproportionate contribution by the Arabs was in the domain of natural philosophy, the precursor to science.
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Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
30 Aug. 2010
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Beth Dufault,
The Conversation,
15 Dec. 2025
The warrior ethos of The Iliad is out-of-date in our age of human rights, as is the natural philosophy of Aristotle.
—
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
During that time, a lot of clergymen were engaged in natural philosophy, collecting minerals, fossils, and shells, and categorizing and comparing.
—
Chava Pearl Lansky,
JSTOR Daily,
30 July 2025
Jefferson rooted the Declaration in natural philosophy, or the philosophical study of nature and the physical universe without consideration of supernatural causes.
—
Time,
1 July 2025
For three years, Cristina immersed herself in the study of natural philosophy, Aristotelian physics and Cartesian geometry.
—
Manuela Callari,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
Thomson was a mathematician, physicist, engineer, and professor of natural philosophy.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
2 June 2024
Amid the calamities of the Civil War, motion had emerged as the concept that linked natural philosophy to political theory.
—
Merve Emre,
The New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2024
Remember that a disproportionate contribution by the Arabs was in the domain of natural philosophy, the precursor to science.
—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
30 Aug. 2010
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“Natural philosophy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20philosophy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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