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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Of course, these questions have not just been asked by late philosophers.
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The 660-plus scrolls stayed buried under volcanic mud until they were excavated in the 1700s from a single room that archaeologists believe held the personal working library of an Epicurean philosopher named Philodemus.
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Advice on life’s trickiest situations and moral dilemmas from the philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Of course, these questions have not just been asked by late philosophers.
—Arianna Huffington, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
The 660-plus scrolls stayed buried under volcanic mud until they were excavated in the 1700s from a single room that archaeologists believe held the personal working library of an Epicurean philosopher named Philodemus.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Advice on life’s trickiest situations and moral dilemmas from the philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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fə-ˈläs-(ə-)fər
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