In a philosophical manner; according to the rules or principles of philosophy; calmly; wisely; rationally.
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ad. with respect to philosophy
ad. in a philosophic manner
Word Usage
"The _accident_, I use the term philosophically, not popularly, the accident of a man's being married, or, in other words, having entered imprudently into a barbarous and absurd civil contract, cannot alter the nature of things."