philosophically

adv

1. With regards to philosophy

   “In reality, while the utilitarian and ‘end-in-itself’ views may be philosophically distinct they are in fact intertwined in a complex and probably unravellable manner within the various personalities representing the competing views.”

   “But he did not subscribe to the winning-is-the-only-thing school, either philosophically or managerially.”

   “[…] it privileges philosophically oriented theory, disregarding popular forms such as, in the present case, anonymous and collective modes of authorship typical of TV, cinema, advertising, street ballads, and compunovels.”

   “To the (philosophically) trained Pantheist, the abstraction, or the noumenon, is the ever to be unknown Deity, the on eternal reality, formless, because homogeneous and impartite; ...”

2. In a philosophical (calm and stoically accepting) manner.

   “She, seated between her aunt and Mr. Civil (now retired from the ministry on a pension), listening to the wind (for it was autumn) howling vengefully round the porch; while this envied, bedight girl eating her manifold chocolate gifts, would merrily go forth to further triumphs, laughing at the clown, so philosophically funny, despite the cruel ringmaster's whip cuts.”

   “"[…] Why should our ally want our secret plans?" "Why not, if he can get them?" demanded Max Carrados philosophically.”