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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul go
a human being

intellect, intellectual go
a person who uses the mind creatively

scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student go
a learned person (especially in the humanities)

philosopher
a specialist in philosophy

noun.person

24 Subcategories

nativist go
a philosopher who subscribes to nativism
Cynic go
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 go
someone who selects according to the eclectic method
empiricist go
a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism
epistemologist go
a specialist in epistemology
esthetician, aesthetician go
a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty
ethicist, ethician go
a philosopher who specializes in ethics
existentialist, existentialist philosopher, existential philosopher go
a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable
gymnosophist go
member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism)
libertarian go
someone who believes the doctrine of free will
mechanist go
a philosopher who subscribes to the doctrine of mechanism
moralist go
a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems
naturalist go
an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms
necessitarian go
someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will
nominalist go
a philosopher who has adopted the doctrine of nominalism
pluralist go
a philosopher who believes that no single explanation can account for all the phenomena of nature
pre-Socratic go
any philosopher who lived before Socrates
realist go
a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
Scholastic go
a Scholastic philosopher or theologian
Sophist go
any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects
Stoic go
a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno
transcendentalist go
advocate of transcendentalism
yogi go
one who practices yoga and has achieved a high level of spiritual insight
Popper, Karl Popper, Sir Karl Raimund Popper go
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)