SINCE 1828
speculative philosophy
nounDefinition 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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