philosopher
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Dame Iris was also a philosopher, playwright and academic, whose books explored morality, love and human relationships.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Then the conversation peters out as we try to explain what “woke” means, which is difficult enough even when you’re not talking to a dead 19th-century philosopher.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
In his program note, Sharon quotes the doom-laden philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer as an inspiration for Wagner’s nothing-is-real masterpiece.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
God had found a voice,” wrote philosopher Roger Scruton, “and the voice was English.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
He was a thinker and philosopher more in the style of the Ancient Greeks than a modern scientist.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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Chapter 7: The Ancient Greeks
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