思し弁べん哲てつ学がく

noun

speculative philosophy

A branch of philosophy that seeks to understand reality through reasoning and speculation rather than empirical methods. Often contrasted with empirical or analytic philosophy.

• 彼かれは大だい学がくで思し弁べん哲てつ学がくを専せん攻こうしている。

  He is majoring in speculative philosophy at university.

• 思し弁べん哲てつ学がくは経けい験けん科か学がくとは異ことなる方ほう法ほうで真しん理りを探たん求きゅうする。

  Speculative philosophy seeks truth through methods different from empirical science.