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speculative philosophy

noun

Definition of speculative philosophy

1 : a philosophy professing to be founded upon intuitive or a priori insight and especially insight into the nature of the Absolute or Divine broadly : a philosophy of the transcendent or one lacking empirical bases
2 : theoretical as opposed to demonstrative philosophy

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