Merely defining a school can turn into a philosophical dispute.

Whether or not he was right, he did not entirely succeed in ending philosophical dispute.

Pragmatism is essentially a method of settling philosophical disputes by tracing their practical consequences.

At this point, objections leave the arena of evolutionary biology and become general scientific or philosophical disputes.

"Do I have a basic philosophical dispute with this?"

Here there is a large philosophical dispute, and we shall be told by some that the answer is no.

He added, "It appears this case is more a philosophical dispute than a legal dispute."

The philosophical dispute is likely to be reflected in the abortion decision, which is expected tomorrow.

The philosophical dispute in the Legislature centered on how the obligation for relieving welfare dependency should be divided between the state and the individual.

Alleghany's management painted the proxy fight as a mere philosophical dispute.