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a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience
a philosopher of freedom
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Invoking the German philosopher Oswald Spengler’s The Decline of the West, Kaplan laments the corrosive forces of liberal modernity, which erode the stabilizing functions of the ancien régime and in the name of progress threaten to make the world a waste land.
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Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Before Aristotle, ancient Greek philosophers used techne interchangeably with episteme, the term for pure, theoretical knowledge.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
Experts say its resident could have been the famed natural philosopher and naval leader Pliny the Elder, who commanded the fleet of 70 ships at the nearby Roman port at Misenum.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Whiz up in an elevator to your Madame de Staël Suite, rich and regal, as the former home of French writer and philosopher, Madame de Staël.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Before Aristotle, ancient Greek philosophers used techne interchangeably with episteme, the term for pure, theoretical knowledge.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
Experts say its resident could have been the famed natural philosopher and naval leader Pliny the Elder, who commanded the fleet of 70 ships at the nearby Roman port at Misenum.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Whiz up in an elevator to your Madame de Staël Suite, rich and regal, as the former home of French writer and philosopher, Madame de Staël.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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But various theorists have pointed out that the universe is far from homogeneous and instead peppered with high density galaxies and giant voids that form into giant filamentary-type structures on an even larger scale.The Physics arXiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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Some of the most famous intellectuals who benefited and enriched the Committee’s discussions are Leo Strauss (1899–1973), Hannah Arendt (1906-1975), Allan Bloom (1930-1992), and Saul Bellow (1915-2005): political philosophers, theorists, novelists, and a classicist.Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The other side: Three out of four PR pros who use AI say the biggest risk is talent development, should younger practitioners become too reliant on the tools.Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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At the heart of Gibney's reflections is her work as a holistic practitioner.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Plus, Nelson will now have an audible voice that people can understand at a normal tempo, without the need of a voice-over or interpreter.Rachel Curry, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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Volunteers can work as a certified tax preparer, a runner and office assistant, a savings ambassador, an intake specialist, a quality reviewer or as an interpreter.Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Philosopher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosopher. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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