Humorous. Also 6 foolelosopher, 7 fooleosopher. [perversion of PHILOSOPHER, after FOOL sb.1, imitating Gr. μωρόσοφος used by Erasmus.] A foolish pretender to philosophy.
1549. Chaloner, Erasm. Moriæ Enc., A iij. Suche men therefore, that in deede are archdoltes, and woulde be taken yet for sages and philosophers, maie I not aptely calle theim foolelosophers?
c. 1600. Timon, V. v. (1842), 94. What, stand yee idle, my fooleosophers [printed foolc-]?
1694. Echard, Plautus, Rudens, IV. iii. Gri. A fine Foolosopher!
So Foolosophy, foolish pretence of philosophy.
1592. Greene, Def. Conny Catch., To the Readers, Wks. (Grosart), XI. 43. That quaint and mysticall forme of Foolosophie.
1617. Collins, Def. Bp. Ely, II. vi. § 23. 241. Fine phoolosophyes.
