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counterphilosophy

counterphilosophy noun: a philosophy that counters or opposes another philosophy.

Noun

counterphilosophy (plural counterphilosophies)

  1. A philosophy that counters or opposes another philosophy.
    • Espinas, in his rebellion against one philosophy, constructed a counterphilosophy as much as a social science. In doing so, he remained involved with academic philosophy more than he would ever admit.1998, John I. Brooks, The eclectic legacy, page 99

Forms of counterphilosophy

pluralcounterphilosophies

Origin of counterphilosophy

From counter- + philosophy.

Questions about counterphilosophy

What does counterphilosophy mean?
Counterphilosophy means a philosophy that counters or opposes another philosophy.
What part of speech is counterphilosophy?
Counterphilosophy is a noun.
What is the plural of counterphilosophy?
The plural of counterphilosophy is counterphilosophies.

Words near counterphilosophy in the dictionary

  1. counterpetitioning
  2. counterpetitions
  3. counterphase
  4. counterphasic
  5. counterphilosophies
  6. counterphilosophy
  7. counterphobe
  8. counterphobes
  9. counterphobia
  10. counterphobias
  11. counterphobic

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