philosopher
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"The specific name lii honors Li Er, the ancient Chinese philosopher better known as Laozi," said the research team, led by Bo Cai.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
Austin, an English philosopher of language, observed, words often convey more than information.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
From my perspective as a political philosopher, these and other similar claims indicate he is speaking falsely as a way of demeaning or taunting his detractors.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 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
The philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine goes even further and maintains that experience never forces one to reject any particular belief.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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