as in theorist
a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience
a philosopher of freedom
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of philosopher
Ammon did appear tempted to talk the walk in Portland, to become the Mormon cowboy philosopher king wandering a degenerate realm of an ailing Republic, but by now time was in extremely short supply.
—
Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
Aidan Lyon, a philosopher at Leiden University in the Netherlands and the author of Psychedelic Experience: Revealing the Mind, has argued that breath work, meditation, and even engaging with a piece of art could count as psychedelic experiences.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
Intellectual humility is usually hailed as a virtue, but in this Aeon essay, philosopher Rachel Fraser makes an unexpected argument against it by drawing on the case of geneticist Barbara McClintock, who relentlessly pursued her ideas even though her peers probably saw her as a crank.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 20 Oct. 2024
The brilliant medieval philosopher Ibn al-Haytham studied vision and optics and made major contributions to both.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for philosopher 
Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
Aidan Lyon, a philosopher at Leiden University in the Netherlands and the author of Psychedelic Experience: Revealing the Mind, has argued that breath work, meditation, and even engaging with a piece of art could count as psychedelic experiences.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
Intellectual humility is usually hailed as a virtue, but in this Aeon essay, philosopher Rachel Fraser makes an unexpected argument against it by drawing on the case of geneticist Barbara McClintock, who relentlessly pursued her ideas even though her peers probably saw her as a crank.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 20 Oct. 2024
The brilliant medieval philosopher Ibn al-Haytham studied vision and optics and made major contributions to both.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for philosopher
Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosopher
Noun
-
Literary critic, critical theorist, philosopher, Marxist: Fredric Jameson died last month at the age of ninety.Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2024
-
Disinformation theorists and researchers have worried for years about the effect powerful generative AI tools will have on the world, especially when wielded by bot armies with nation-state resources behind them.Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2024
Noun
-
Toph’s narrative is informed by years of therapy, his own as well as his more recent studies toward becoming a licensed practitioner.Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
-
Trying to look under the hood and see how these new tests work, what genes are involved, getting large clinical trials underway that are evaluated by independent practitioners and experts in the field, and just really understanding what's going on can be difficult.Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
Noun
-
Over 98% of union members, which range from physician assistants and pharmacists to clinical lab scientists and language interpreters, voted in favor.Shawna Chen, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
-
Shohei Ohtani brought an interpreter with him from Japan, although the interpreter is now facing a prison term for stealing millions from Ohtani.Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near philosopher
Cite this Entry
“Philosopher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosopher. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share