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a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience
a philosopher of freedom
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Big Think,
18 June 2026
The colors, pains, pleasures, smells, tastes and sounds, the what-it’s-like of being conscious, are not private inner bits and blobs that philosophers call qualia, floating in a theatre of the mind.
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Andréa Morris,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Lisbon’s destruction forced philosophers, scientists, and leaders to ask new questions.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Irony is thus the amulet of thought, which is why it is favored by philosophers from Socrates to Kierkegaard to Derrida.
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Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
Grimes, meanwhile, urged artists to think of their work as philosophers, and poets.
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Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
Some historians have highlighted the influence of John Locke and other philosophers of the Enlightenment; others have emphasized the economic and political concerns of merchants, artisans and farmers in a prosperous outpost of the British Empire.
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New York Times,
9 June 2026
Past philosophers, such as Aristotle, emphasized the necessity of virtue in both the people and their rulers, and Montesquieu argued that virtue was the defining principle of republics.
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Jordan Cash,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
But philosophers are now in high demand.
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Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
Big Think,
18 June 2026
The colors, pains, pleasures, smells, tastes and sounds, the what-it’s-like of being conscious, are not private inner bits and blobs that philosophers call qualia, floating in a theatre of the mind.
—
Andréa Morris,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Lisbon’s destruction forced philosophers, scientists, and leaders to ask new questions.
—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Irony is thus the amulet of thought, which is why it is favored by philosophers from Socrates to Kierkegaard to Derrida.
—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
Grimes, meanwhile, urged artists to think of their work as philosophers, and poets.
—
Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
Some historians have highlighted the influence of John Locke and other philosophers of the Enlightenment; others have emphasized the economic and political concerns of merchants, artisans and farmers in a prosperous outpost of the British Empire.
—
New York Times,
9 June 2026
Past philosophers, such as Aristotle, emphasized the necessity of virtue in both the people and their rulers, and Montesquieu argued that virtue was the defining principle of republics.
—
Jordan Cash,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
But philosophers are now in high demand.
—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosophers
practitioners
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In addition, my team and I cover her company’s annual event, Workhuman Live, which attracts researchers like Monahan and practitioners from around the world who are dedicated to putting people first.
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In Cisco, the justices didn’t just say that Falun Gong practitioners couldn’t sue a corporation for enabling their torture.
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“Philosophers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosophers. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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