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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
The search for machine consciousness has gone mainstream, and companies such as Google, Meta and OpenAI are hiring philosophers to explore questions about AI welfare.
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Benjamin Guggenheim,
Washington Post,
2 July 2026
In a related trend, there’s been a surge in adding philosophers and humanities graduates to AI teams, also to keep the technology within the bounds of human needs.
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Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Members can explore new ideas from the neuroscientists, entrepreneurs, artists, philosophers, and other innovators shaping the future.
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Big Think,
18 June 2026
Lisbon’s destruction forced philosophers, scientists, and leaders to ask new questions.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Irony is thus the amulet of thought, which is why it is favored by philosophers from Socrates to Kierkegaard to Derrida.
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Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
Grimes, meanwhile, urged artists to think of their work as philosophers, and poets.
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Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
Some historians have highlighted the influence of John Locke and other philosophers of the Enlightenment; others have emphasized the economic and political concerns of merchants, artisans and farmers in a prosperous outpost of the British Empire.
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New York Times,
9 June 2026
Past philosophers, such as Aristotle, emphasized the necessity of virtue in both the people and their rulers, and Montesquieu argued that virtue was the defining principle of republics.
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Jordan Cash,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
Benjamin Guggenheim,
Washington Post,
2 July 2026
In a related trend, there’s been a surge in adding philosophers and humanities graduates to AI teams, also to keep the technology within the bounds of human needs.
—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Members can explore new ideas from the neuroscientists, entrepreneurs, artists, philosophers, and other innovators shaping the future.
—
Big Think,
18 June 2026
Lisbon’s destruction forced philosophers, scientists, and leaders to ask new questions.
—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Irony is thus the amulet of thought, which is why it is favored by philosophers from Socrates to Kierkegaard to Derrida.
—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
Grimes, meanwhile, urged artists to think of their work as philosophers, and poets.
—
Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
Some historians have highlighted the influence of John Locke and other philosophers of the Enlightenment; others have emphasized the economic and political concerns of merchants, artisans and farmers in a prosperous outpost of the British Empire.
—
New York Times,
9 June 2026
Past philosophers, such as Aristotle, emphasized the necessity of virtue in both the people and their rulers, and Montesquieu argued that virtue was the defining principle of republics.
—
Jordan Cash,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosophers
practitioners
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For example, L’Oréal’s Brandstorm program gives young people around the globe access to practitioners and a visible path from competition to early-career opportunity.
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Yvonne and Nick’s disastrous wedding dinner is the day the cast went from nobodies to actual practitioners of the reality-television arts and sciences.
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“Philosophers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosophers. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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