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philosophers

noun as in deep thinker

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Philosophers, going back to Plato and Aristotle, have observed a link between comedy and cruelty.

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Eventually, philosophers arrived at the superiority theory of humor, according to which every joke is, at its core, a hostile attack designed to affirm the comic’s dominance and assure the subjugation of its target.

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But despite attempts from the best scientists and philosophers, what color truly is, if it’s even anything tangible, remains elusive.

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Since ancient times, philosophers have pondered the seemingly simple question of whether animals experience emotions.

Whereas some philosophers, such as John Rawls, have been criticized for describing an approach to politics that is blind to the historical dimensions of group identity, others, such as Charles Mills, might be critiqued for prioritizing group identity over all other factors.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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