philosopher
Example Sentences
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“O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous,” Voltaire, the 18th-century French enlightenment philosopher, himself known for his bons mots, once wrote, adding: “God granted my prayer.”
Before that, consciousness studies was relegated to the humanities — philosophers, writers, artists.
From Los Angeles Times
Sayers commended the philosopher for anticipating “the great modern theory of fair-play” that defined these works: The author must present all the clues necessary for solving the mystery while misleading the reader about their import.
He sounds thoughtful now, like a philosopher musing about the meaning of life.
From Literature
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"The concept of time has troubled philosophers and physicists for thousands of years, and the advent of quantum mechanics has not simplified the problem," says Professor Hugo Dil, a physicist at EPFL.
From Science Daily
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