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a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience
a philosopher of freedom
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Recent Examples of philosophers
The lead horse is upright, tense, its ears perked, while the other hangs its head, as if thinking deeply, horses think many things and are the closest of all animals to philosophers.
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Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
His essay-like quarterly letters have previously quoted famous philosophers, the New Testament and President Richard Nixon.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
And philosophers of physics argue about this endlessly.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Einstein very explicitly credited his insights to philosophers like Immanuel Kant, Ernst Mach and others.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Many philosophers and statisticians have also critiqued the logic and assumptions behind the argument and the choice of reference class (which observers should include).
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
In the eighteenth century, the concept took a turn, when philosophers connected it to the natural world.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Then there are the references and citations, which run the gamut from 20th century German philosophers to the New Testament.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Every inch of this downtown Louisville gem, which opened in 1928, is a piece of art, from the lobby ceiling, which features the faces of famous writers, composers and philosophers, to the atmospheric sky with twinkling stars that lingers over the seating area.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
His essay-like quarterly letters have previously quoted famous philosophers, the New Testament and President Richard Nixon.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
And philosophers of physics argue about this endlessly.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Einstein very explicitly credited his insights to philosophers like Immanuel Kant, Ernst Mach and others.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Many philosophers and statisticians have also critiqued the logic and assumptions behind the argument and the choice of reference class (which observers should include).
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
In the eighteenth century, the concept took a turn, when philosophers connected it to the natural world.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Then there are the references and citations, which run the gamut from 20th century German philosophers to the New Testament.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Every inch of this downtown Louisville gem, which opened in 1928, is a piece of art, from the lobby ceiling, which features the faces of famous writers, composers and philosophers, to the atmospheric sky with twinkling stars that lingers over the seating area.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosophers
practitioners
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Now, fire researchers, managers and practitioners are looking to it for answers.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Its practitioners were devoted to the close reading of texts, independent of their authors’ social and historical circumstances.—
Michael Gorra,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Philosophers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosophers. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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