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• Philosophers sometimes say that metaphysics is the study of the ultimate nature of the universe.From the entry metaphysics
• A literary historian, she specialized in the dialogues of ancient Greek philosophers.From the entry dialogue
• Some philosophers aver that the well-to-do should be taxed at a higher rate than poorer people.From the entry well-to-do
• Seminarians are usually divided into philosophers and theologians, depending on their stage of formation.From the entry theologian
• The principle was recognized by some of the early Greek philosophers who embodied it in their systems.From the entry embody
• A completist philosopher holds that a definite complete body of knowledge exists to be discovered.From the entry completist
• The philosopher Kant is particularly known for his ethical writings.From the entry ethical
• Latin was a vehicular language for natural philosophers and others from the late Renaissance to the late 18th century.From the entry vehicular
• German poet, philosopher, historian and playwright Friedrich Schiller.From the entry schiller
• Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher and social reformer.From the entry Bentham
• For quotations using this term, see Citations:philosopher of fire.From the entry philosophers of fire
• For quotations using this term, see Citations:philosopher by fire.From the entry philosophers by fire
• The German war against Poland initiated by Hitler was justified as a preventive war by Carl Schmitt, German jurist and philosopher.From the entry preventive war
• Philosophers of language may wonder whether Latin was a phallogocentric language because of its use of gender to refer to non-gendered things such as water.From the entry phallogocentric
• Philosophers of doom tend to get hung up on elaborate sci-fi-inflected hypotheticals.2024 March 18, Andrew Marantz, “О.К., Doomer”, in The New Yorker, page 45. From the entry hypothetical
• For example, there is a famous paradox from one of the first philosophers who called themselves philosophers.2023, Gilles Deleuze, translated by Charles J[oseph] Stivale, “Spinoza: The Velocities of Thought / 02”, in The Deleuze Seminars, archived…. From the entry Zenon
• Amid a two-hour conversation at Manny's, Axelrod veered from raconteur to philosopher to armchair psychologist to pundit.2022, Blake Hounshell, “David Axelrod on Biden, Karl Rove and What He'd Ask Trump”, in The New York Times. From the entry armchair psychologist
• Not even a Chinese philosopher can meditate endlessly on gravel so we get the ball next.2021, Jean Gill, “Examining Gravel and Live-heading Roses”, in True Colours: Six Books Drawn from Life […], [United States]: The 13th…. From the entry bend it like Beckham
• The satellite was nicknamed Micius after a Chinese philosopher of the fifth century B.C.2020 June 15, William J. Broad, “China Reports Progress in Ultra-Secure Satellite Transmission”, in The New York Times (Science section)…. From the entry Delingha
• He was, in eighteenth-century terms, a natural philosopher, or what we now call a scientist.2015, Steve Silberman, chapter 1, in Megan Newman, editor, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, New York…. From the entry totem
• “If there is such a thing as a cracker-barrel philosopher left in our century, Mr.2015, Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett, Carolina Israelite, page 144. From the entry cracker-barrel
• Many philosophers questioned the value of the conclusions reached by analyzing a situation so bizarre and specific.2015 October 9, Lauren Cassani Davis, “Would You Pull the Trolley Switch? Does it Matter?”, in The Atlantic. From the entry trolley problem
• Philosophers use a number of terms to refer to such value.2014, “Intrinsic Value vs. Extrinsic Value”, in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. From the entry intrinsic value
• It is a problem that many philosophers are perhaps inclined to put in the “too hard basket”.2014, John Wright, Explaining Science's Success, →ISBN. From the entry too hard basket
• Eldridge was left on his doorstep as a baby, and the philosopher adopted him." "Oh!2011, M. P. Rogers, Oona Paraselene, page 140. From the entry moonling
• The unabashed ultracrepidarianism evident in most mainstream philosophers' use and abuse of "postmodernism" is itself provocative.2011, Iain D. Thomson, Heidegger, Art, and Postmodernity, Cambridge University Press (2011), page 214 (footnote). From the entry ultracrepidarianism
• But as the philosopher Isaiah Berlin sagely pointed out, liberty for wolves means death to lambs.2010, Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway, quoting Isaiah Berlin, chapter 5, in Merchants of Doubt. From the entry liberty
• Therefore concern yourselves, you philosophers: how God has created this world in six days.2010, Jeff Bachl, translated by Michael L. Birkel, Genius of the Transcendent: Mystical Writings of Jakob Boehme, Shambhala, translation…. From the entry threeness
• Wittgenstein was closer to the pay dirt in one of his letters to the philosopher G.2007, Clive James, Cultural Amnesia, Picador, page 805. From the entry pay dirt
• He was a journalist, critic, poet, and philosopher who objected to reversionism on spiritual and philosphical grounds.2007, Miyume Tanji, Myth, Protest and Struggle in Okinawa, page 97. From the entry reversionism
• Soft determinism, however, is open to objections that have led some philosophers to abandon the position.2007, Steven M. Cahn, “Free Will or Determinism?”, in Puzzles & Perplexities: Collected Essays, 2nd edition, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 9. From the entry soft determinism
• Some animal-rights groups and anticaptivity philosophers argued that the whale should be released to the wild immediately.2005, Keneth Brower, Freeing Keiko, page 38. From the entry anticaptivity
• Like many of us, philosophers (and writers) can be small-mindedly unkind to their partners and friends.2002, Richard Hoggart, First and Last Things, →ISBN, page 117. From the entry small-mindedly
• To paraphrase a renowned pigskin philosopher, speed is not everything, it is the only thing.1998, Kenneth Judd, Numerical Methods in Economics, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 29. From the entry pigskin
• Analytical philosophers mark "Here be dragons" on the part of the intellectual map that belongs to phenomenology.1997, William R. Everdell, The First Moderns: Profiles in the Origins of Twentieth-Century Thought, page 191. From the entry here be dragons
• She's a new-breed singer-songwriter, straddling the line between smart rocker and simpy coffeehouse philosopher.1995 April 28, Peter Margasak, “Spot Check”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry simpy
• Philosophers excepted, however, everyone liked to listen to mythoi—or haggadic exposition—because these tales provoked discussion.1988, Elias Joseph Bickerman, The Jews in the Greek Age, page 190. From the entry haggadic
• Anders Holmquist is a vexillographer, or designer, maker and philosopher of flags.1985: Linda Frye Burnham for Art in the Public Interest, High Performance, volume 8, №ˢ 29–32, page 56 (Astro Artz). From the entry vexillographer

Meaning of philosopher

1. noun A lover of wisdom.
2. noun A student of philosophy.
3. noun A scholar or expert engaged in or contributing to philosophical inquiry.

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Questions about philosopher in a sentence

How do you use philosopher in a sentence?

Philosopher is used as a noun. For example: “Philosophers sometimes say that metaphysics is the study of the ultimate nature of the universe.”

What is a short sentence with philosopher?

“King is not a philosopher.”

What does philosopher mean?

Philosopher means a lover of wisdom.