Philosopher vs Cudworthian - What's the difference?
philosopher | cudworthian |
A person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy.
* 2007 , (Harold Bloom), Bloom's Modern Critical Views: Stephen King
*:Their playwrights knew better. Scandal, murder, hair-rending and railing against the gods sold tickets. King is not a philosopher . He knows how to sell tickets.
* 1813 , (Jane Austen), (Pride and Prejudice)
*:This is not the sort of happiness which a man would in general wish to owe to his wife; but where other powers of entertainment are wanting, the true philosopher will derive benefit from such as are given.
(obsolete) An alchemist.
Of or pertaining to (Ralph Cudworth) (1617-1688), English philosopher.
English eponyms
As a noun philosopher
is a person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy.As an adjective cudworthian is
of or pertaining to (ralph cudworth) (1617-1688), english philosopher.philosopher
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Alternative forms
* phylosopher (nonstandard)Noun
(en noun)- (Chaucer)