If he avoided a situation, it was for a philosophical reason, and that didn't apply any longer.

China was never fond of the war for both practical and philosophical reasons.

First the kid probably was doing it for philosophical reasons.

He held opinions hostile to all forms of philosophical reason.

But the venture has also come under fire for philosophical reasons.

The Times article reported you'd declined because of philosophical reasons.

But there is no philosophical or psychological reason why existential questions should wait to the end of life.

Faith must 'know its object' in a way that philosophical reason cannot.

Some couples choose fall for philosophical rather than practical reasons.

I think there are practical and philosophical reasons for acting now.