Noun
philosopher -
a specialist in philosophy
bookman ,
scholarly person ,
student ,
scholar a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
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"
nativist a philosopher who subscribes to nativism
cynic someone who is critical of the motives of others
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
ethician ,
ethicist a philosopher who specializes in ethics
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 a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
necessitarian someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will
nominalist a philosopher who has adopted the doctrine of nominalism
pluralist someone who believes that distinct ethnic or cultural or religious groups can exist together in society
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
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 ,
sir karl raimund popper ,
popper a container for cooking popcorn
philosopher -
a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity
mortal ,
somebody ,
someone ,
individual ,
person ,
soul a single organism
