'philosophical reading' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe reading with a particular focus on understanding philosophical ideas within a text. For example, "I found the philosophical reading of Kant's writings required a bit more effort than I was used to."
But the first and still best effort to advance a philosophical reading of Lincoln was Harry V. Jaffa's "Crisis of the House Divided," published in 1959.
Magee details the philosophical reading (especially in Feuerbach) that lay behind Wagner's political stance and shows how great an impact his beliefs about society had on his libretti.
I suppose you could say, if you wanted a more philosophical reading, that the Lib Dems are a victim of their success: in that both Tories and Labour are now liberal parties – and even social-democratic parties, by the standards of the Lib Dems' predecessors.
In other words, a philosophical reading entails a focus on symptomatic discursive events, reflecting basic shifts, tensions or inconsistencies on the level of the philosophemes: a symptomatic reading of the discourses produced by science.
This letter is a complex text, which includes a brief introduction, discussion of problems in translation, a description of his busy life in Fustat, and recommendations for philosophical reading.
Hence, philosophical reading and writing are not activities of an identical subject, but processes of mediation and indeterminacy between self and other, and philosophical narrative is an overcoming of their differences.
It's not a literary or even a philosophical read: it's a manual that bounces along, full of counterintuitive insight.
But the world is full of smart people who think philosophically without reading philosophical texts.
For the scientifically informed theologian's angle, try Richard Swinburne's "Is There a God?" For a deliriously delightful romp through philosophical cosmology, read John Leslie's "Infinite Minds".
"The family has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from people around the world who admired Horn as a musician and respected him as a man of great integrity and deep philosophical principles," reads a statement.
Interspersed between songs were Guthrie's philosophical writings read by a narrator.
