philosophize

Verb

Meaning

To reason like a philosopher; to search into the reason and nature of things; to investigate phenomena, and assign rational causes for their existence.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

philosophise reason think decide gather conclude examine deliberate suppose conjecture guess infer preach postulate pontificate
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Antonyms

consider check explore examine assess evaluate
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Hypernyms

think cerebrate cogitate

Derivatives

philosophized philosophizing

Examples

To ridicule philosophy is really to philosophize. Blaise Pascal

Whoever does not philosophize for the sake of philosophy, but rather uses philosophy as a means, is a sophist. Friedrich Schlegel

When people begin to philosophize they seem to think it necessary to make themselves artificially stupid. Bertrand Russell

To philosophize is only another way of being afraid and leads hardly anywhere but to cowardly make-believe. Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Plato says a multitude can never philosophize and hence can never recognize the seriousness of philosophy or who really philosophizes. Attempting to influence the multitude results in forced prostitution. Allan Bloom

Wise men philosophize as the fools live on. Korean Proverb

Close letter words and terms

philosophistical philosophizable philosophization philosophizer philosophizing philosophobia