philosopher
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“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished,” Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
"The specific name lii honors Li Er, the ancient Chinese philosopher better known as Laozi," said the research team, led by Bo Cai.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
Rossen Ventzislavov is a philosopher and cultural critic from Bulgaria who lives in Los Angeles and teaches at Woodbury University.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 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
There is the famous example of the philosopher Cremonini, who, despite being a close friend of Galileo, refused to look through his telescope.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
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Chapter 7: The Ancient Greeks
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