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philosopher - a specialist in philosophy |
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bookman,
scholar,
scholarly person,
student a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
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philosophy any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"
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nativist a philosopher who subscribes to nativism
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cynic someone who is critical of the motives of others
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eclectic,
eclecticist someone who selects according to the eclectic method
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empiricist a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism
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epistemologist a specialist in epistemology
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aesthetician,
esthetician a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty
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ethician,
ethicist a philosopher who specializes in ethics
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existentialist,
existentialist philosopher,
existential philosopher a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable
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gymnosophist member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism)
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libertarian someone who believes the doctrine of free will
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mechanist a philosopher who subscribes to the doctrine of mechanism
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moralist a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems
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naturalist a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
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necessitarian someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will
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nominalist a philosopher who has adopted the doctrine of nominalism
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pluralist someone who believes that distinct ethnic or cultural or religious groups can exist together in society
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pre-socratic any philosopher who lived before Socrates
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realist a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
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scholastic a Scholastic philosopher or theologian
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sophist any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects
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stoic a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno; "a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny"
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transcendentalist advocate of transcendentalism
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yogi one who practices yoga and has achieved a high level of spiritual insight
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karl popper,
popper,
sir karl raimund popper a container for cooking popcorn
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philosopher - a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity |
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individual,
mortal,
person,
somebody,
someone,
soul a single organism
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