How to Use philosopher in a Sentence

philosopher

noun

• As a wise philosopher named Huey Lewis once opined, that’s the power of love!
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2024
• Asha, the daughter of a philosopher, reflects the hope and ideals of a people.
  — Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2023
• Thomas Hobbes was one of the most clear-eyed and therefore one of the bleakest of social philosophers.
  — John Banville, The New York Review of Books, 30 Nov. 2023
• Or, in the words of the ancient philosophers, whatever floats your boat.
  — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
• The original coiner of the term was French philosopher Edgar Morin, who introduced the term in the 1990s.
  — Yasmeen Serhan, Time, 17 Jan. 2023
• The ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes went about with a lantern in search of an honest man.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
• But O’Keeffe, in the end, wasn’t carrying out a philosopher’s program.
  — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
• The philosophers invited the tech billionaires to dance.
  — Leif Wenar, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
• The French philosopher has been traveling to and reporting on Ukraine for years.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2023
• The philosopher is known to have sailed across the Gulf of Naples on a rescue mission to help those fleeing the devastation.
  — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
• And then there’s the idea, fueled by philosophers and pop culture, that AI bots could one day threaten human life.
  — David Ingram, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2023
• Some physicists and philosophers have taken the statement at face value.
  — Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2023
• From there, Harrison studied writings by and about King, and by the philosophers King admired.
  — Chris Vognar, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• The philosopher Lucretius is the hero of the story, and Lightman recounts how the Roman’s works played a key role in the development of his own thinking.
  — Denis Alexander, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
• Walzer does just what the political philosopher ought to do.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Mar. 2024
• Larry Hass bills himself as the philosopher magician and themes his show around ideas and beliefs.
  — Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2023
• Best of all, to steal a line from philosopher Sam Keen, summer is a time when laziness finds respectability.
  — Michael Alberty, oregonlive, 5 July 2023
• The link between loss and the groundbreaking work of psychologist and philosopher William James is a bit less direct.
  — Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2023
• His death inspired lawyers and philosophers, doctors and researchers.
  — AZCentral.com, 26 June 2023
• Fortunately for philosophers and physicists, that’s where some of the best answers are found.
  — Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2023
• There are poignant quotes from philosophers and figurines inspired by The Buddha, while neon lights cast a pinkish hue throughout the space and loud rock music fills the air.
  — Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
• The search for perfection often blocks good outcomes, French philosopher Voltaire said.
  — Neil Winton, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
• The test is named for Alan Turing, the famed British mathematician, philosopher and wartime code breaker who proposed the test back in 1950.
  — Cade Metz, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2023
• O'Quinn was the mysterious John Locke, named for the famous English philosopher.
  — Lindy Segal, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2023
• In Shucked, Cahoon’s character is now Peanut, the town philosopher — who comes across as a bit of a rube, but then spouts profound universal truths.
  — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2023
• The philosopher Judith Revel, his wife, confirmed his death, in a hospital.
  — Clay Risen, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• The Greek philosopher Pythagoras, father of the a² + b² = c² theorem, considered the fava a symbol of death.
  — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 13 May 2023
• They were joined by a bloc of traditionalists who were alarmed at the steady pipeline of German philosophers seeking refuge in the United States from the Nazi regime.
  — TIME, 23 Oct. 2023
• Psychologists, linguists and philosophers have long strived to pin down what a concept is.
  — Simon Makin, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
• In the second half of the nineteenth century, these ideas were pushed in a new direction with the work of the Russian philosopher and ideologue Nikolai Danilevsky.
  — Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024