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phi·los·o·pher
(fĭ-lŏs′ə-fər)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- + sophiā, knowledge, learning.]
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philosopher
(fɪˈlɒsəfə)n
1. (Philosophy) a student, teacher, or devotee of philosophy
2. a person of philosophical temperament, esp one who is patient, wise, and stoical
3. (Alchemy) (formerly) an alchemist or devotee of occult science
4. a person who establishes the ideology of a cult or movement: the philosopher of the revolution.
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phi•los•o•pher
(fɪˈlɒs ə fər)n.
1. a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields.
2. a person who is deeply versed in philosophy.
3. a person who establishes the central ideas of some movement, cult, etc.
4. a person who regulates his or her life by the light of philosophy or reason.
5. a person who is sensibly calm or rational, esp. under trying circumstances.
[1300–50; Middle English philosophre < Anglo-French; Middle French philosophe < Latin philosophus < Greek philósophos]
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Noun 1. [画像:philosopher - a specialist in philosophy]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
eclectic, eclecticist - someone who selects according to the eclectic method
empiricist - a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism
epistemologist - a specialist in epistemology
aesthetician, esthetician - a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty
existential philosopher, existentialist, existentialist philosopher - a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable
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
pre-Socratic - any philosopher who lived before Socrates
realist - a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
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
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"
transcendentalist - advocate of transcendentalism
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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philosopher
noun thinker, theorist, sage, wise man, logician, metaphysician, dialectician, seeker after truth the Greek philosopher Plato see philosophy
Quotations
"It is one of the chief skills of the philosopher not to occupy himself with questions which do not concern him" [Ludwig Wittgenstein Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus]
"There is no statement so absurd that no philosopher will make it" [Cicero De Divinatione]
"There was never yet philosopher"
"That could endure the toothache patiently" [William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing]
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it" [Karl Marx Theses on Feuerbach]
"I have tried too in my time to be a philosopher; but, I don't know how, cheerfulness was always breaking in" [Oliver Edwards]
"what I understand by `philosopher': a terrible explosive in the presence of which everything is in danger" [Friedrich Nietzsche Ecce Homo]
"It is one of the chief skills of the philosopher not to occupy himself with questions which do not concern him" [Ludwig Wittgenstein Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus]
"There is no statement so absurd that no philosopher will make it" [Cicero De Divinatione]
"There was never yet philosopher"
"That could endure the toothache patiently" [William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing]
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it" [Karl Marx Theses on Feuerbach]
"I have tried too in my time to be a philosopher; but, I don't know how, cheerfulness was always breaking in" [Oliver Edwards]
"what I understand by `philosopher': a terrible explosive in the presence of which everything is in danger" [Friedrich Nietzsche Ecce Homo]
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philosopher
nounA person who seeks reason and truth by thinking and meditation:
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فَيلَسوف
filozof
filosof
filozófus
heimspekingur
filozof
filozof
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philosopher
n → Philosoph(in) m(f)
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philosopher
[fɪˈlɒsəfəʳ] n → filosofo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
philosophy
(fiˈlosəfi) – plural phiˈlosophies – noun1. the search for knowledge and truth, especially about the nature of man and his behaviour and beliefs. moral philosophy. filosofie فَلْسَفَه философия filosofia filozofie die Philosophie filosofi φιλοσοφία filosofía filosoofia فلسفه filosofia philosophie פילוסופיה दर्शन filozofija filozófia filsafat heimspeki filosofia 哲学 철학 filosofija filozofija falsafah wijsbegeerte filosofi filozofia فلسفه filosofia filosofie философия filozofia filozofija filozofija filosofi การแสวงหาความรู้และความจริง felsefe 哲學 філософія فلسفہ triết lý 哲学
2. a particular system of philosophical theories. I have a very simple philosophy (=attitude to life) – enjoy life! lewensbeginsel فَلْسَفَة حَياه философия filosofia filozofie die Weltanschauung filosofi; livssyn φιλοσοφία filosofía filosoofia اصول کلی filosofia philosophie הַשקָפַת-עוֹלָם दर्शन gledanje na, pristup életfilozófia falsafah heimspeki filosofia 人生観 철학관 filosofija, požiūris į gyvenimą filozofija falsafah filosofie livssyn, filosofi filozofia فلسفه filosofia filosofie философский подход к жизни filozofia filozofija filozofija filosofi หลักปรัชญา düşünce düzeni, felsefe 哲學體系,人生觀 філософія نظام فلسفہ triết học 哲学体系,人生观
phiˈlosopher noun a person who studies philosophy, especially one who develops a particular set of theories. Rousseau was a famous philosopher. filosoof فَيلَسوف философ filósofo filozof der/die Philosoph(in) filosof φιλόσοφος filósofo filosoof فیلسوف filosofi philosophe פילוסוף दार्शनिक, तत्त्वज्ञान filozof, mudrac filozófus ahli filsafat heimspekingur filosofo 哲学者 철학자 filosofas filozofs ahli falsafah filosoof filosof filozof فيلسوف filósofo filosof философ filozof filozof filozof filosof นักปรัชญา düşünür, filozof 哲學家 філософ فلسفي nhà triết học 哲学家
ˌphiloˈsophical, ˌphiloˈsophic (-ˈso-) adjective1. of philosophy. a philosophical discussion; philosophical works. filosofies فَلْسَفي философски filosófico filozofický philosophisch filosofisk φιλοσοφικός filosófico filosoofiline فلسفی filosofinen philosophique פילוסופי दार्शनिक filozofska filozófiai falsafi heimspekilegur filosofico 哲学の 철학의 filosofijos, filosofinis filozofijas-; filozofisks berkaitan falsafah wijsgerig filosofisk filozoficzny په فلسفوي توګه filosófico filosofic философский filozofický filozofski filozofski filosofisk เกี่ยวกับปรัชญา felsefî 哲學的 філософський فلسفيانہ tính triết học 哲学的
2. (of a person) calm, not easily upset or worried. He's had a lot of bad luck, but he's philosophical about it. kalm رَصين، هادئ спокоен filosófico filozoficky klidný gleichmütig rolig; ligevægtig φιλοσοφημένος, λογικός, στωικός resignado filosoofiliselt rahulik خونسرد؛ آرام tyyni philosophe שָׁקוּל וּמיוּשָב शान्तचित्त hladan, ravnodušan higgadt pasrah sem tekur hlutunum með heimspekilegri ró filosofico, calmo, sereno 動じない 냉정한 filosofiškai galvojantis, stoiškas filozofiski noskaņots; aukstasinīgs tenang filosofisch som tar noe med fatning zachowujący stoicki spokój آرام filosófico resemnat мудрый, уравновешенный pokojný; vyrovnaný ravnodušen, vdan v usodo filozofski filosofiskt lugn เยือกเย็น kalender, dünya işlerini hoş gören 達觀的,泰然自若的 такий, що ставиться філософськи پرسکون، پروقار bình tĩnh 达观的,处乱不惊的
ˌphiloˈsophically adverb filosofies فَلْسَفِياً философско filosoficamente filozoficky philosophisch roligt; ligevægtigt φιλοσοφικά con filosofía filosoofiliselt از نظر فلسفه؛ فیلسوفانه filosofisesti philosophiquement בְּצוּרָה פִילוֹסוֹפִית दार्शनिकता से, शान्तचिन्तन से filozoski filozofikusan; józanul dengan pasrah heimspekilega filosoficamente 哲学的に 철학적으로 filosofiškai, stoiškai filozofiski dgn tenang filosofisch filosofisk filozoficznie دفلسفى له مخې، په فلسفى توګه filosoficamente (din punct de vedere) filosofic философски filozoficky filozofsko filozofski filosofiskt โดยยึดหลักปรัชญา kalenderce 哲學地 філософськи فلسفيانہ طور پر thuộc triết học 哲学上
phiˈlosophize, phiˈlosophise verb to think about or discuss the nature of man, the purpose of life etc. He spends all his time philosophizing and never does any work. filosofeer يُفَلْسِف философствам filosofar filozofovat philosophieren filosofere φιλοσοφώ filosofar filosofeerima فلسفه پردازی کردن filosofoida philosopher לְהִתפַּלסֵף दार्शनिक रूप से प्रस्तुत करना filozofirati, mudrovati filozofál merenungkan velta vöngum (yfir) filosofare 思索する 철학적으로 사색하다 filosofuoti filozofēt berfalsafah filosoferen filosofere filozofować فلسفى كول، دفلسفى بڼه وركول filosofar a filosofa философствовать filozofovať filozofirati filozofirati filosofera ให้เหตุผลอย่างนักปรัชญา felsefe yapmak 哲學探討 філософствувати; розумувати انساني فطرت پر غور کرنا suy đoán 哲学探讨
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