The phrase "a type of philosophy" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when categorizing or describing a specific branch or approach within the broader field of philosophy.
Example: "Existentialism is a type of philosophy that emphasizes individual existence and freedom."
Alternatives: "a branch of philosophy" or "a form of philosophy".
"Idealism" is a term that had been used sporadically by Leibniz and his followers to refer to a type of philosophy that was opposed to materialism.
That is, esoteric wisdom can either be attained through practical wisdom, which includes inner purification and asceticism, or through a type of philosophy which includes, but is not limited to discursive reasoning.
Like many of his contemporaries in Los Angeles, Oliver embraces a type of perennial philosophy that incorporates Buddhist teachings, specifically the idea of mindfulness and nature.
As a type of critical philosophy, nayavāda holds that all philosophical disputes arise out of confusion of standpoints, and the standpoints we adopt are, although we may not realize it, "the outcome of purposes that we may pursue".
As a type of critical philosophy, nayavāda holds that philosophical disputes arise out of confusion of standpoints, and the standpoints we adopt are "the outcome of purposes that we may pursue"—although we may not realise it.
When another caller lamented the media's treatment of Gov. Sarah Palin, he said the issue was endemic to all true conservatives, before saying he preached a type of political philosophy that has people "looking over their shoulders and wondering whether or not Michael Steele is standing there".
I have been reading more non-fiction than novels lately: "big history" (the history of energy, beginning at the Big Bang up to the destructive fuel extraction of global capitalism), political theory, economic history, ethology, anthropology, and especially a certain type of philosophy.
In a sense Hegel's phenomenology is a study of phenomena (although this is not a realm he would contrast with that of noumena) and Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit is likewise to be regarded as a type of propaedeutic to philosophy rather than an exercise in or work of philosophy.
Parallel to these philosophical developments, a non-academic type of philosophy consistently prospered in Latin America from the sixteenth century to the present.
Teach For America, which has thousands of applicants vying for a spot with the organization each year, demonstrates how this type of philosophy can be more motivating than a higher salary.
It is the Indian method of observing successive co-presence (anvaya) and co-absence (vyatireka) and is a type of induction used throughout Indian philosophy to establish connections between two types of things.
