as in theorist
a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience
a philosopher of freedom
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Recent Examples of philosopher
The writer, poet and philosopher spent the last five years of his life in Ravenna in exile.
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Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Luke Brunning, a University of Leeds philosopher who co-runs the Ethical Dating Online research network, told me that some for-profit companies might fear that requiring too much information at sign-up could turn away potential customers.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
California is a living laboratory for the observation that demography is destiny, first uttered by the 19th century French philosopher Auguste Comte.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Ayn Rand was a philosopher who understood that others get richer because entrepreneurs pursue profit.
—John Stossel, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025
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Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Luke Brunning, a University of Leeds philosopher who co-runs the Ethical Dating Online research network, told me that some for-profit companies might fear that requiring too much information at sign-up could turn away potential customers.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
California is a living laboratory for the observation that demography is destiny, first uttered by the 19th century French philosopher Auguste Comte.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Ayn Rand was a philosopher who understood that others get richer because entrepreneurs pursue profit.
—John Stossel, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosopher
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On Wednesday, Microsoft released an update on its efforts to build quantum computing hardware based on the physics of quasiparticles that have largely been the domain of theorists.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
19 Feb. 2025
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Among them was the theologian and international-relations theorist Reinhold Niebuhr, whose book The Irony of American History is both a defense of American democracy and a rigorous condemnation of liberal messianic illusions.—
Anatol Lieven,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Other recommendations from the security practitioners include checking using multiple means to check whether the destination is what was expected.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from health care practitioners.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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Longer response times suggest that the human interpreter is growing uncertain or unreliable, which is why each clip has to be viewed by a second retainee.—
Laila Lalami,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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With the help of an interpreter and a laptop, the Norwegian explained the footage about the Sami culture.—
Vicky Hallett,
NPR,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Philosopher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosopher. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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