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philosopher

[fi-los-uh-fer] / fɪˈlɒs ə fər /
NOUN
deep thinker
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But, as a philosopher who studies the cognitive and emotional aspects of citizenship, I think this is incorrect.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Dame Iris was also a philosopher, playwright and academic, whose books explored morality, love and human relationships.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

In his program note, Sharon quotes the doom-laden philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer as an inspiration for Wagner’s nothing-is-real masterpiece.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

God had found a voice,” wrote philosopher Roger Scruton, “and the voice was English.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

An Averroist philosopher who was present, Antonio Berga, insisted that, as the sea was higher than the land, it could not simply be because water naturally flows downhill.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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