philosopher

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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

Jospin's widow, the philosopher Sylviane Agacinsky, 80, was in attendance.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Married in later life to the philosopher Syvliane Agacinski, who survives him, Jospin was respected as an honest – if somewhat technocratic – left-wing leader.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The philosopher wears a red dressing robe and the flowing gray locks of an elderly rocker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

He thinks that Locke is the greatest philosopher who has ever lived and Newton the greatest scientist.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton