philosopher
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It describes Naladiyar as a Tamil poet and philosopher, although Naladiyar is a classical Tamil work consisting of 400 four-line verses on morality and ethics.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
In the interview with philosopher Michel Onfray, the author of "Submission" described Muslims as a threat to the security of French people.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
"We may be using mental terms to refer to AI, but this may only be because we lack better words," says Ophelia Deroy, philosopher and a senior author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
“Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies,” written by philosopher Nick Bostrom, an influential figure in the burgeoning effective-altruism movement, helped crystallize the fear that rogue AI could lead to existential risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
One of the more successful attempts–commercially at least–was The ABC of Relativity by the mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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Historians, scholars and philosophers are stepping in to offer some solutions and warnings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
By creating a miniature universe from just 24,000 atoms, researchers have gained a new experimental tool for investigating a question that has challenged physicists and philosophers for centuries: What makes time flow?
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Whether or not robots dream of electric sheep, rapid advances in artificial intelligence have tech leaders and philosophers pondering what constitutes consciousness.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
You’ll need engineers and coders, but also prelaw and political-science majors to clear the regulatory path, philosophers and marketing majors to write press releases, designers, nutritionists, etc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Thus we suddenly find sailors and jewellers being asked to resolve disputes between philosophers and gentlemen.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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