protophilosophy

English

Etymology

proto- +‎ philosophy

Noun

protophilosophy (countable and uncountable, plural protophilosophies)

1. An early or formative form of philosophy.
2. The process of gathering data prior to building theories and developing a full philosophy.

Related terms

• diaphilosophy
• protophilosophic
• protophilosophical