philosopher
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“Any entity capable of causing the universe,” says narrator Stephen Meyer, a philosopher of science, “must be external to, or separate from, the universe itself. It must . . . transcend time and space.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
In his program note, Sharon quotes the doom-laden philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer as an inspiration for Wagner’s nothing-is-real masterpiece.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
I agree with French philosopher Etienne Balibar, who cautioned that to confront violence with more violence becomes a death trap for the left.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
Jospin's widow, the philosopher Sylviane Agacinsky, 80, was in attendance.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
If your philosopher has truly left Plato’s cave, if he has stared into that sun of the blind...”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Vocabulary lists containing philosopher
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
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Chapter 7: The Ancient Greeks
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