Higher
Higher adjective - Being far along in development.
Philosophical and higher are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Philosophical" instead an adjective "Higher".
Philosophical
Philosophical adjective - Of or relating to philosophy or philosophers.
Higher and philosophical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Higher" instead an adjective "Philosophical".
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- Rather, Hell is a place for those who love pleasure, love and beauty to be happy; Heaven is a place for the higher-minded, intellectual, aspiring sorts who worship the "Life Force" (a philosophical concept in which Shaw, apparently, actually believed).
Source: Creator / George Bernard Shaw - The Truman Show is held in higher esteem due to its greater philosophical depth and dramatic weight and was a far bigger box-office success, but EDtv, while not very well known, is a highly enjoyable comedy which has, in hindsight, proved remarkably prescient.
Source: Dueling Works / Film Comedy -
This is written as a mature philosophical stand-point, dealing with the heroic archetype and their place as trusted members of society; in the DCU the general public tend to have greater respect for their heroes and treat them with higher esteem.
Source: Franchise / The DCU
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