philosophe

Definitions of philosophe
  1. noun
    a specialist in philosophy
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    bacon
    English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
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    nescessitant
    someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will
    réaliste
    a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
    déterministe, fataliste
    anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny
    pragmatiste
    an adherent of philosophical pragmatism
    type of:
    femme de science, homme de science, savant
    a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
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