a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields.
a person who is deeply versed in philosophy.
a person who establishes the central ideas of some movement, cult, etc.
a person who regulates his or her life, actions, judgments, utterances, etc., by the light of philosophy or reason.
a person who is rationally or sensibly calm, especially under trying circumstances.
Obsolete. an alchemist or occult scientist.
Origin of philosopher
before 900; Middle English, variant of philosophre<Anglo-French (Middle French philosophe<Latin philosophus); replacing Old English philosoph<Latin philosophus<Greek philósophos philosopher, equivalent to philo-philo- + soph(ía) wisdom (see -sophy) + -os noun suffix
Some philosophers deny that there can be facts about values.
The Universe Knows Right from Wrong - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Philip Goff|September 9, 2020|Nautilus
Because of this, philosophers who argue against objective value, such as Bart Streumer from the University of Groningen, cannot consistently believe their own view.
The Universe Knows Right from Wrong - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Philip Goff|September 9, 2020|Nautilus
Philip Goff is a philosopher and consciousness researcher at Durham University.
The Universe Knows Right from Wrong - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Philip Goff|September 9, 2020|Nautilus
Immanuel Kant and Niccolò Machiavelli are, of course, renowned moral and political philosophers who, in Kant’s case, emphasized the ethical strictures of duty and, in Machiavelli’s case, made a virtue of being conniving and clever.
Are You Yoda or Darth Vader? - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Brian Gallagher|August 26, 2020|Nautilus
Mead’s address book was a who’s who of the era’s greatest sociologists, philosophers, psychologists, and political leaders.
Gender Is What You Make of It - Issue 88: Love & Sex|Charles King|August 5, 2020|Nautilus
“He was specifically interested in finding a philosopher to lead the project,” Sanger recalled.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Greek philosopher did ethics and tragedy, sure—but he also invented science as we know it.
Why Aristotle Deserves A Posthumous Nobel|Nick Romeo|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The philosopher once complained about young men whose desire for learning resembled their desire for a sun tan.
The Ivy League Provides the Best Trade Schools Around|Nick Romeo|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The philosopher, Plato, linked Santorini with the mythical lost city of Atlantis that sank beneath the waves.
Book a Room for Two in a Santorini Cave|Joanna Eede|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Turing test is named for computer scientist, mathematician, logician, and philosopher Alan Turing.
The AI That Wasn’t: Why ‘Eugene Goostman’ Didn’t Pass the Turing Test|Elizabeth Lopatto|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Had the busy 298manager followed or preceded the philosopher's footsteps, step by step, up through them all?
The Shakespearean Myth|Appleton Morgan
And what is there in common between a shield and a philosopher's staff?
The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athenus|Athenus
Is it surprising that, philosopher as he was, he should have given way to grief and despondency.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume III|John Lord
Mr. Praisall, do you remember that old Whimsicall was all along a Philosopher?
The Female Wits|Anonymous
He went to Athens and became a philosopher of the Cynic school, which see, as a disciple of Antisthenes.
The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4|Lucian of Samosata
British Dictionary definitions for philosopher
philosopher
/ (fɪˈlɒsəfə) /
noun
a student, teacher, or devotee of philosophy
a person of philosophical temperament, esp one who is patient, wise, and stoical
(formerly) an alchemist or devotee of occult science
a person who establishes the ideology of a cult or movementthe philosopher of the revolution