Academic
Academic adjective - Of or relating to schooling or learning especially at an advanced level.
Philosophy and academic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Philosophy" instead an adjective "Academic".
Philosophy
Philosophy noun - The basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group.
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Synonyms for Philosophy
Academic and philosophy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Academic" instead an adjective "Philosophy".
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Genius Ditz: On certain very academic subjects, such as philosophy, Latin and engineering, Colin is quite the expert.
Source: Webcomic / Goodbye Chains - Sartre sought to appeal to a larger audience by writing on issues outside the academic world of philosophy, by writing for newspapers, magazines and working as a journalist and cultural critic.
Source: Creator / Jean-Paul Sartre -
When the first academic book about Rand's philosophy appeared in 1971, its author declared writing about Rand "a treacherous undertaking" that could lead to "guilt by association" merely for taking her seriously.
Source: Creator / Ayn Rand
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