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philosophers

noun as in deep thinker

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The commonly understood definition of irony, where what is said is literally the opposite of what is meant, comes to us from Greek philosophers.

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The service also curates specialized collections, including films about basketball, journalism, the Vietnam conflict, jazz music and “dead French philosophers.”

But eating meat was associated with religious observance too and there was a sophisticated debate between philosophers about eating animals.

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Eventually, philosophers arrived at the superiority theory of humor, according to which every joke is, at its core, a hostile attack designed to affirm the comic’s dominance and assure the subjugation of its target.

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But despite attempts from the best scientists and philosophers, what color truly is, if it’s even anything tangible, remains elusive.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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