philosopher
Example Sentences
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Ted Cohen didn’t claim to be the greatest philosopher of his generation, for example, but the jacket of one of his books indicated that he was among the funniest.
"He was a fearless voice of the people, a philosopher of freedom, and a revolutionary force whose music confronted injustice and reshaped global sound," he added.
From Barron's
Karl Marx asserted that “philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world . . . the point, however, is to change it.”
“To answer the riddles. I’m no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. And you do owe me: for the business with the lampposts.”
From Literature
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“Goodness, you sound so adult. Are you a philosopher, Elizabeth?”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.