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a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience
a philosopher of freedom
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Recent Examples of philosophers
In revolutionary Russia, a group of forward-thinking philosophers offered an alternative to both futurism and communism.
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Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Perhaps psychologists and philosophers should prescribe this dazzling and disorienting novel as exposure therapy for both the sick and the well.
—Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
Recovering from writing a book about the pre-Socratic philosophers.
—Teddy Wayne
september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
The audience includes students, alumni, neighbors, staff, historians and educational philosophers, according to Tess.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
While knowledge has been exalted by artists, poets, philosophers and scientists, dictatorships have been opposed not only by great humanists but also by science itself.
—Davide Sartini, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Perhaps psychologists and philosophers should prescribe this dazzling and disorienting novel as exposure therapy for both the sick and the well.
—Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
Recovering from writing a book about the pre-Socratic philosophers.
—Teddy Wayne
september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
The audience includes students, alumni, neighbors, staff, historians and educational philosophers, according to Tess.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
While knowledge has been exalted by artists, poets, philosophers and scientists, dictatorships have been opposed not only by great humanists but also by science itself.
—Davide Sartini, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosophers
practitioners
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Berman is widely known for founding and managing the influential Sentencing Law and Policy blog, a go-to resource for courts, practitioners, and policymakers on developments in criminal law.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Its interactive projections can show what a child experiences when entering the tube of an MRI machine or enable practitioners to find hazards in their patients' homes.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Philosophers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosophers. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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