Speculative philosophy

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Speculative philosophy is philosophy that seeks to reflect on all aspects of human experience to construct a comprehensive view of reality. [1] Its aim is to integrate the insights from various domains into a unified understanding of existence. [1] [2]

Historically, speculative philosophy has been central to the work of philosophers like Plato, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, and Alfred North Whitehead, who all developed large-scale theories about reality, existence, and knowledge. [3] The term was coined by C. D. Broad as a distinction from critical philosophy. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Broad, C. D. (2003). "Critical and Speculative Philosophy". In Muirhead, J. H. (ed.). Contemporary British Philosophy: Personal Statements First Series. London: Routledge.
  2. 1 2 Gustavsson, Kent (2024), Zalta, Edward N.; Nodelman, Uri (eds.), "Charlie Dunbar Broad", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2024 ed.), Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, retrieved 2026-02-02
  3. ↑ Viney, Donald (2022), Zalta, Edward N. (ed.), "Process Theism", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2022 ed.), Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, retrieved 2024-12-19
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