philosophicsn.
/ˌfɪləˈsɒfɪks/, U.S. /ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪks/ rare.
Studies, works, or arguments relating to philosophy.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > [noun] > knowledge, study, or subject > subjects of study in
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1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. v. 144 He wrote Philosophicks and of Nature.
1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 200 So much Latin as to make him take Pleasure in the best Classics; especially in Tully's Philosophics.
1867 ‘Ouida’ Idalia II. xiv. 190 A woman had enthralled him, and his philosophics were dead.
1995 Brahms' Symphony 3 Fixup? in rec.music.classical.recordings (Usenet newsgroup) 6 Apr. No chewing over any thorny philosophics here.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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