as in theorist
a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience
a philosopher of freedom
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Recent Examples of philosopher
Smith suggested that Paul read widely and reach out to philosophers whose work intrigued her.
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Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
In his 2007 book Infinitely Demanding: Ethics of Commitment, Politics of Resistance, the philosopher Simon Critchley offers a more modern view.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
There’s [Modern Orthodox Rabbi Joseph] Soloveitchik is in this book, along with Heschel, and [Reform Jewish philosopher Emil] Fackenheim, Kaplan.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Separated a documentary film directed by Errol Morris Adam Kirsch
In Search of Fullness
In his new book, the philosopher Charles Taylor looks at modern poetry as a unique record of spiritual experience in a secular age.
—Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
In his 2007 book Infinitely Demanding: Ethics of Commitment, Politics of Resistance, the philosopher Simon Critchley offers a more modern view.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
There’s [Modern Orthodox Rabbi Joseph] Soloveitchik is in this book, along with Heschel, and [Reform Jewish philosopher Emil] Fackenheim, Kaplan.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Separated a documentary film directed by Errol Morris Adam Kirsch
In Search of Fullness
In his new book, the philosopher Charles Taylor looks at modern poetry as a unique record of spiritual experience in a secular age.
—Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosopher
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Because string theory math can be expressed in several different forms, theorists have to explore multiple possible avenues to find the most fruitful formulation.Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
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Mak and Shan hope that this abundance will let theorists predict ways to create superconductivity that experiments can confirm.Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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Pivoting the language of DEI allows practitioners to continue to do the work without being targeted.Julie Kratz, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The answer, in Swift’s song and Nye’s response, is to poetry — and to the verdant Lake District of Britain where so many of its practitioners, especially during the Romantic era, thrived (and, yes, in William Wordsworth’s case, also died).Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, is accused of embezzling more than $16 million from the MLB star to repay his gambling debts.Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The school district hired several English as-a-second-language teachers and Haitian Creole interpreters as the number of students rose from 200 to 1,200 in two years.Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Philosopher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosopher. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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