philosophic

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It is hard to know whether to call this ethical primitivism a philosophic school, but Ms. Kuin is sure that we should.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

“In self-help culture, ‘growth’ is very romanticized where you do breathwork and meditate, and then you mature into this philosophic version of yourself.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

If we're lucky the results will be as easy on the eye as this show always has been, but eventually the philosophic hollowness becomes impossible to overlook.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2023

Francesco Risso, waxing philosophic at the end of his Marni show, echoed the same idea.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2020

“Then I shall come home and teach drawing for my living,” replied the aspirant for fame, with philosophic composure.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott