philosopher
noun
phi·los·o·pher
fə-ˈlä-s(ə-)fər 
1
b
: a student of philosophy
2
a
: a person whose philosophical perspective makes meeting trouble with equanimity easier
b
: an expounder of a theory in a particular area of experience
c
: one who philosophizes
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Advice on life’s trickiest situations and moral dilemmas from the philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah.
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Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
According to the first-century Jewish philosopher Philo and the historian Josephus, Pilate had his soldiers carry objects that honored Roman emperors into Jerusalem, which Jewish residents saw as sacrilegious.
—Nathanael Andrade, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
The way The Pitt employs silence reminds me of the work of avant-garde composer and philosopher John Cage, a famous practitioner and theorizer of the power of silence.
—Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
Jan-Werner Müller is a German historian and philosopher who has written a number of studies of right-wing populism.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
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Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
According to the first-century Jewish philosopher Philo and the historian Josephus, Pilate had his soldiers carry objects that honored Roman emperors into Jerusalem, which Jewish residents saw as sacrilegious.
—Nathanael Andrade, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
The way The Pitt employs silence reminds me of the work of avant-garde composer and philosopher John Cage, a famous practitioner and theorizer of the power of silence.
—Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
Jan-Werner Müller is a German historian and philosopher who has written a number of studies of right-wing populism.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Philosopher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/philosopher. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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