philosophers

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Philosophers, ministers, judges, novelists and historians have all taken a crack at defining “character.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Philosophers then focus on their tense properties: is an event past, present or future?

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

Philosophers and theologians adopted the Slavonic upiór to coin the English term “vampire.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Philosophers recognized drama’s power too: Although Plato critiqued theater’s emotional pull, he admitted that “the comedy of Aristophanes” had deeply influenced Socrates’ public image.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2025

She demanded, “He shall not die in that chamber. Philosophers require a whole retinue of devils for their removal from this world. They are the grandees of the infernal kingdom.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson