philosophers

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These world-historical individuals were “practical, political men” of action, not philosophers.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Jürgen Habermas, one of the most influential philosophers and public intellectuals in post-war Germany, has died aged 96.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The senses offer a rich seam of research and philosophers, neuroscientists and psychologists work together at the Centre for the Study of the Senses at the University of London’s School of Advanced Study.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

In defiance of the ancient philosophers, he argued that reason was not man’s original or definitive capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Yet among scholastic philosophers these were the majority, from Aquinas and Albertus Magnus on.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton