-fə̇kəl, -fēk- adjective
Etymology: Latin philosophicus + English -al
1. archaic : characterized by learning or the spirit of inquiry : scholarly
a philosophical chemist would probably make a very unprofitable business of farming — Humphry Davy
2. archaic : of or relating to the physical sciences
a manufacturer of philosophical instruments
3. : philosophic
no philosophical system is ever final, for life itself is never final — Time
a philosophical resignation toward disaster — Harrison Smith