noun
social philosophy
Academic field examining society, social institutions, and social behavior through philosophical methods.
彼は大学で社会哲学を専攻している。
He is majoring in social philosophy at university.
社会学 is sociology, an empirical social science, while 社会哲学 is a branch of philosophy focusing on normative and conceptual questions about society.
Compound of 社会 (society) and 哲学 (philosophy).