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Philosophical vs Ockhamist - What's the difference?

philosophical | ockhamist |

As an adjective philosophical

is of, or pertaining to, philosophy.

As a proper noun ockhamist is

a school of philosophical thought founded by in the fourteenth century.

As a noun ockhamist is

a follower of the ockhamist school of thought.

philosophical

English

Alternative forms

* philosophicall (obsolete) * phylosophical (nonstandard) * phylosophicall (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
  • Rational; analytic or critically-minded; thoughtful.
  • * 1846 , , "The Sphinx" in Arthur's Ladies Magazine ,
    • His richly philosophical intellect was not at any time affected by unrealities.
  • Detached, calm, stoic.
  • * 1911 , , "The Schartz-Metterklume Method,"
    • She bore the desertion with philosophical indifference.

    Antonyms

    * nonphilosophical

    Synonyms

    * philosophic

    Derived terms

    * philosophically

    External links

    * (wikipedia "philosophical")

    ockhamist

    English

    (wikipedia Ockhamist)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A school of philosophical thought founded by in the fourteenth century.
    • The Ockhamist concepts are many and complex.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A follower of the Ockhamist school of thought.

    • Related terms

    * Ockhamistic