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A '''philosophical language''' is any constructed language whose syntax, morphology, and/or lexicon is based on philosophical principles regarding the relationship of symbol and meaning. The may often claim to bring to light some fundamental underlying philosophical truth, or to organize the world according to a philosophical taxonomy of things and ideas. The latter is the more frequently associated with the idea of philosophical languages, sometimes also called a taxonomic language. Philosophical languages enjoyed the height of their popularity during the [[w:scientific revolution|scientific revolution]] of the XVII and XVIII centuries, in which they were often proposed as universal languages, mostly developed by thinkers, philosophers and mathematicians in an attempt to heal the "[[w:Confusion of tongues|wound of Babel]]" and the disparity of tongues.