Usually means: Influenced by existing beliefs, knowledge.
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▸ adjective:  (philosophy) Whose meaning depends upon a set of theoretical principles

Similar:
philosophicolegal, property-theoretic, theoretic, intraphilosophical, pragmatic, politicophilosophical, philosophylike, historiophilosophical, methodic, descriptionist, more...

Opposite:
empirical, factual, objective, unbiased

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Similar:
philosophicolegal, property-theoretic, theoretic, intraphilosophical, pragmatic, politicophilosophical, philosophylike, historiophilosophical, methodic, descriptionist, more...

Opposite:
empirical, factual, objective, unbiased



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