philosopher
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Even if we can’t be sure something is conscious, we might err on the side of caution by assuming it is – what philosopher Jonathan Birch calls the precautionary principle for sentience.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
The philosopher, lawyer and reformist member of Colombia's main opposition party considers Uribe her "father."
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
But he sounds like a philosopher when he describes Artemis II as “a great example of what it means to send humans to space. All of the people around the world shared an inspiration.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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
Hobbes was the first serious philosopher of the fact because he understood facts, but he did not trust them.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing philosopher
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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