Cryptic crossword clue
Team disseminated science — and type of philosophy 11

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word METAPHYSICS

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We know that "type of philosophy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case type of philosophy = metaphysics.
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What does METAPHYSICS mean?

METAPHYSICS noun
  1. The field of study of metaphysics.
  2. The metaphysical system of a particular philosopher or of a particular school of thought.
  3. A fundamental principle or key concept.
METAPHYSICS noun
  1. The branch of philosophy which studies fundamental principles intended to describe or explain all that is, and which are not themselves explained by anything more fundamental; the study of first principles; the study of being insofar as it is being (ens in quantum ens).
  2. The view or theory of a particular philosopher or school of thinkers concerning the first principles which describe or explain all that is.
  3. (by extension from the philosophical sense) The metalogic of physics; The logical framework of physics.
  4. (by extension from the philosophical sense) Any fundamental principles or rules.
  5. The study of a supersensual realm or of phenomena which transcend the physical world.
  6. Displeasingly abstruse, complex material on any subject.

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