phi·los·o·pher (f -l s -f r)n.1. A student of or specialist in philosophy. 2. A person who lives and thinks according to a particular philosophy. 3. A person who is calm and rational under any circumstances.
[Middle English philosophre, from alteration of Old French philosophe, from Latin philosophus, from Greek philosophos, lover of wisdom, philosopher : philo-, philo- + sophi , knowledge, learning.] |
philosopher Noun 1. a person who studies philosophy 2. a person who remains calm and stoical in the face of difficulties or disappointments
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | philosopher - a specialist in philosophy philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics nativist - a philosopher who subscribes to nativism Cynic - a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control empiricist - a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism gymnosophist - member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism) libertarian - someone who believes the doctrine of free will mechanist - a philosopher who subscribes to the doctrine of mechanism moralist - a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems naturalist - an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms necessitarian - someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will nominalist - a philosopher who has adopted the doctrine of nominalism pluralist - a philosopher who believes that no single explanation can account for all the phenomena of nature realist - a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them Scholastic - a Scholastic philosopher or theologian Sophist - any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects Stoic - a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno; "a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny" yogi - one who practices yoga and has achieved a high level of spiritual insight Karl Popper, Popper, Sir Karl Raimund Popper - British philosopher (born in Austria) who argued that scientific theories can never be proved to be true, but are tested by attempts to falsify them (1902-1994) | | 2. | philosopher - a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity |
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Translations philosopher [fɪˈlɔsəfəʳ] n → Philosoph(in) m(f)
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