philosopher
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"The specific name lii honors Li Er, the ancient Chinese philosopher better known as Laozi," said the research team, led by Bo Cai.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
Rossen Ventzislavov is a philosopher and cultural critic from Bulgaria who lives in Los Angeles and teaches at Woodbury University.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
“He seems to have been called by every honorary title imaginable,” noted one biographer—“the country’s leading novelist, philosopher, educator, designer, agricultural experimenter, architect, industrial management specialist, general and ping pong trainer.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Dame Iris was also a philosopher, playwright and academic, whose books explored morality, love and human relationships.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
The great philosopher and archaeologist R. G. Collingwood proposed a fairly straightforward technological determinism: new machines encourage new ways of thinking.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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