philosophical
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Recent prompts have ranged from philosophical to absurd; one read: “Do you like talking to strangers?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Koch believes researchers may need to reconsider philosophical ideas such as idealism and panpsychism while continuing to apply modern scientific methods.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
This term has also revealed the profound philosophical mismatch between the court and the public.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026
No one exemplifies this generous worldview better than Lotta, who turns out not to be the villain of May’s darkest imaginings but a complicated, compassionate and rather philosophical human being.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
P.J. liked going to Mass, serving as an altar boy for a time, but he didn’t find in church doctrine the answers to the philosophical questions he was already sorting through in his mind.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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