philosophers

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Since we—the authors of this essay—are philosophers, maybe you’d expect us to say it’s important to do all these virtuous things for the right reasons.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

The board would be stocked with scientists, philosophers and other reputable figures, who would have the last say on how AI should be deployed into society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 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

Everything that philosophers had taken for granted for millennia was called into doubt.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife