as in theorist
a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience
a philosopher of freedom
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Don’t miss the preserve’s Henry David Thoreau footbridge, a timber suspension bridge that stretches 134 feet across the Shepaug River and features quotes by the famed 19th-century philosopher.
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Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
Ana is a young New Yorker whose family of mathematicians, philosophers and storytellers fled to the mountains when the Moors were forced out of Granada in 1492 by Christian monarchs King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
Effective altruism, which developed from ideas put forth by the philosopher Peter Singer in the early 1970s, argues that well-off people and societies are morally obligated to combat poverty, even far from home.
—Matthew Purdy, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Alan Turing was many things during his brief and ultimately tragic life: renowned mathematician, computer theorist, marathon runner, philosopher, and an invaluable codebreaker.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 June 2025
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Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
Ana is a young New Yorker whose family of mathematicians, philosophers and storytellers fled to the mountains when the Moors were forced out of Granada in 1492 by Christian monarchs King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
Effective altruism, which developed from ideas put forth by the philosopher Peter Singer in the early 1970s, argues that well-off people and societies are morally obligated to combat poverty, even far from home.
—Matthew Purdy, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Alan Turing was many things during his brief and ultimately tragic life: renowned mathematician, computer theorist, marathon runner, philosopher, and an invaluable codebreaker.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 June 2025
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What is now known as Kepler’s Supernova remained visible to the naked eye for 18 months, and formed the basis for the theorist’s 1606 work, De Stella Nova.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 July 2025
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Peter Turchin, a University of Connecticut professor and leading theorist of structural-demographic cycles, sees the current moment as part of a predictable historical pattern.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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Their numbers climb to about 300% of Medicare when the care given by off-site practitioners, which are cheaper, are taken out.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
3 July 2025
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The United States of America is a product of Britain, fueled by the bold practitioners of Enlightenment thought.—
Tom Shattuck,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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Her expertise as the Senate’s interpreter of arcane chamber rules cannot be easily replaced with a party loyalist, and her day-to-day duties are nonpartisan in nature, even if she was appointed in 2012 by then-Democratic Leader Harry Reid.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2025
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The financial advisor of the future is also a data interpreter.—
Swati Deepak Kumar,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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“Philosopher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosopher. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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