philosophical
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But the ideological and philosophical lineage of these people is not difficult to trace.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
As is often the case, he was philosophical and measured in his answers, speaking calmly and with perspective rather than offering dramatic declarations.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
No one ever asks, ‘Why does the wind blow? What is the wind?,’ ” revealing himself as a sort of philosophical poet of the weather.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Anthropic has leaned in to philosophical questions such as whether AI models experience consciousness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
And all three differ from self-conscious, relativistic, ironic, or postmodern styles, in which “the writer’s chief, if unstated, concern is to escape being convicted of philosophical naivete about his own enterprise.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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