The phrase "a philosophical analysis" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the examination or interpretation of philosophical concepts, theories, or arguments.
Example: "In her paper, she conducted a philosophical analysis of the nature of justice and its implications in modern society."
Alternatives: "a philosophical examination" or "a philosophical evaluation".
May 24 , 1794Lancaster, England March 6, 1866 Cambridge, England William Whewell, (born May 24 , 1794 Lancaster, Lancashire, Eng. died March 6 , 1866 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire), English philosopher and historian remembered both for his writings on ethics and for his work on the theory of induction, a philosophical analysis of particulars to arrive at a scientific generalization.
For a philosophical analysis of the issues centered on "reflexive awareness" / "self-awareness", see Arnold (2010).
When we think of a philosophical analysis of poetry, something like a treatise on aesthetics comes to mind.
This paper provides a philosophical analysis of the notion of scientific laws that was dominant in Darwin's time, and in all probability the one which he inherited.
Determinism is a thesis about the laws, but it should not be confused with a philosophical analysis or account of lawhood.
Grice was the first to note this ubiquitous feature of language use and also the first to present a philosophical analysis.
It is true that there are some interesting observations about the role of language in determining a style but a general philosophical analysis is missing.
Despite the fact that Badinter is frequently described in press coverage as "a leading French philosopher," the book could hardly be called a sophisticated philosophical analysis, especially not when compared with the kind of scholarship that is produced by feminist philosophers these days.
One "meta" hypothesis is that a given philosophical analysis of theory structure tends to be associated with a perceived relationship among the three views here discussed.
This leaves the task of actually filling in the details of the microscopic structure of spacetime (the 'atoms of spacetime') out of which the low energy collective variables emerge (see Hu, 2009, for a conceptually oriented review of such approaches; Crowther 2014 provides a detailed philosophical analysis).
The concept of identity is subjected to a systematic philosophical analysis following some milestones in its history to provide a background for recent discussions on identity in psychiatry and psychology.
