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a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience
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Recent Examples of philosophers
Founded in the 10th century, this complex of churches was a crucible of wisdom for calligraphers, philosophers and illuminators.
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Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Frege, Russell, the early Wittgenstein, Carnap, Quine, and contemporary analytic philosophers are Garudas.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
Psychologists, sociologists, and philosophers vary in their definitions of mattering, but at its core, mattering is the feeling that we are valued and have value to add to the world.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Telling that the utopian futurists of mid-century envisioned a post-scarcity world brought about by technology, where dangerous work, boring work, routine work was done by machines, and labor itself was abolished so that all humans would be free to be artists, philosophers, writers.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
In the decades since, analytical philosophers have produced all manner of models meant to explain how consciousness arises.
—Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Sure, pundits and Twitter philosophers love to portray bowl games as irrelevant relics of the past that nobody cares about anymore.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
From inventing luxury vehicles to being the birthplace of some of the most influential musicians and philosophers in the world, Germany has long been a bastion of distinguished culture.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
No doubt this is the case for many philosophers and physicists as well.
—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Frege, Russell, the early Wittgenstein, Carnap, Quine, and contemporary analytic philosophers are Garudas.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
Psychologists, sociologists, and philosophers vary in their definitions of mattering, but at its core, mattering is the feeling that we are valued and have value to add to the world.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Telling that the utopian futurists of mid-century envisioned a post-scarcity world brought about by technology, where dangerous work, boring work, routine work was done by machines, and labor itself was abolished so that all humans would be free to be artists, philosophers, writers.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
In the decades since, analytical philosophers have produced all manner of models meant to explain how consciousness arises.
—Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Sure, pundits and Twitter philosophers love to portray bowl games as irrelevant relics of the past that nobody cares about anymore.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
From inventing luxury vehicles to being the birthplace of some of the most influential musicians and philosophers in the world, Germany has long been a bastion of distinguished culture.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
No doubt this is the case for many philosophers and physicists as well.
—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosophers
practitioners
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Unifying this data into a cohesive infrastructure may ultimately translate into better clinical conversations, where patients can arrive informed, and practitioners can gain context in advance.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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Disappointed with mainstream health care, Mihich sought help from energy healers, spiritualists, and other alternative-medicine practitioners and entrepreneurs, who regularly supported her aversion to psychiatric medications, according to Sarah and Torina.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Philosophers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosophers. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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