philosopher
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Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once warned that philosophical problems arise when “language goes on holiday.”
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
He invoked the political philosopher Edmund Burke, who warned that institutions take careful effort to build but can be torn down quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The philosopher, lawyer and reformist member of Colombia's main opposition party considers Uribe her "father."
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Projects on “Victorian poets,” a “German theologian,” a “German philosopher,” “British philosophers,” an “English philosopher and mathematician,” and an “Italian composer” were worthy of preservation.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
He was up one of the ladders in the Pavilion of Thought, pulling books for an impatient philosopher who paced below.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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