Antiphilosophical

/ˌæntɪfɪləˈsɑːfɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

Opposed to or rejecting the methods, principles, or spirit of philosophy; hostile to philosophical thought or reasoning.

Etymology

From anti- (against) + philosophical (relating to philosophy). The term emerged in the 18th century to describe movements that rejected rationalist or enlightenment philosophical approaches, combining Greek anti- with philosophy derived from Greek philosophia (love of wisdom).

Kelly Says

This word gained traction during the Romantic era when thinkers like Jean-Jacques Rousseau and William Blake deliberately rejected pure rationality in favor of emotion and intuition—literally fighting back against the 'tyranny' of Enlightenment reason.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንቲፊሎሶፊ
an-ti-fi-lo-so-fi
ARالعربية
معادي للفلسفة
mu-adi-lil-fal-sa-fa
BNবাংলা
বিরোধী দার্শনিক
bi-ro-dhi darshanik
CACatalà
antifilosòfic
an-ti-fi-lo-so-fik
CSČeština
antifilosofický
an-ti-fi-lo-so-fits-ki
DADansk
antifilosofisk
an-ti-fi-lo-so-fisk
DEDeutsch
antiphilosophisch
an-ti-fi-lo-zo-fish
ELΕλληνικά
αντιφιλοσοφικός
an-ti-fi-lo-so-fi-kos
ESEspañol
antifilosófico
an-ti-fi-lo-so-ko
FAفارسی
ضد فلسفی
zad falsafi
FISuomi
vastafilosofinen
vas-ta-fi-lo-so-fi-nen
FRFrançais
antiphilosophique
an-ti-fi-lo-zo-fik
GUGU
વિરોધી તત્વજ્ઞાન
vi-ro-dhi tatvagyaan
HAHA
antifilosofi
an-ti-fi-lo-so-fi
HEעברית
אנטי-פילוסופי
an-ti-pi-lu-so-fi
HIहिन्दी
विरोधी दार्शनिक
virodhi darshanik
HUMagyar
antifilozofikus
an-ti-fi-lo-zo-fikus
IDBahasa Indonesia
antifilsafat
an-ti-fil-sa-fat
IGIG
antifilosofị
an-ti-fi-lo-so-fi
ITItaliano
antifilosofico
an-ti-fi-lo-so-fi-ko
KKKK
антифилософиялық
an-ti-fi-lo-so-fiy-alyq
KMKM
ប្រឆាំងនឹងទស្សនវិជ្ជា
prak-chang-neng-tos-sa-navi-ja
MRMR
विरोधी तात्विक
vi-ro-dhi taatvik
MSBahasa Melayu
antifalsafah
an-ti-fal-sa-fah
MYမြန်မာ
ဆန့်ကျင်သဘောတရား
sang-kyin-tha-baw-ta-ya
NLNederlands
antifilosofisch
an-ti-fi-lo-zo-fish
NONorsk
antifilosofisk
an-ti-fi-lo-so-fisk
PAPA
ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਦਾਰਸ਼ਨਿਕ
vi-ro-dhi daarshanik
PLPolski
antyfilozoficzny
an-ti-fo-lo-zif-chi
PTPortuguês
antifilosófico
an-ti-fi-lo-so-ku
RORomână
antifilosofic
an-ti-fi-lo-so-fik
RUРусский
антифилософский
an-ti-fi-lo-so-fski
SVSvenska
antifilosofisk
an-ti-fi-lo-so-fisk
SWKiswahili
antifalsafa
an-ti-fal-sa-fa
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்த் தத்துவம்
edhir-tath-thuvam
TEతెలుగు
వ్యతిరేక తత్వశాస్త్రం
vyatireka tatvashastraM
THไทย
ต่อต้านปรัชญา
to-tan-prach-ya
TLTL
kontra-pilosopiya
kon-tra-pi-lo-so-pi-ya
TRTürkçe
antifelsefi
an-ti-fe-lse-fi
UKУкраїнська
антифілософський
an-ti-fi-lo-so-fski
URاردو
مخالف فلسفہ
mukhalif falsafa
VITiếng Việt
chống triết học
chong triet hoc
YOYO
antifilosofì
an-ti-fi-lo-so-fi
ZUZU
antifilosofi
an-ti-fi-lo-so-fi

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