philosopher

«philosopher» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who thinks and writes about big questions, such… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a philosopher, philosophers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A philosopher is a person who thinks and writes about big questions, such as what is true, what is right and wrong, and what life means. tree →

2) A person who stays calm and thoughtful about life's troubles: «Grandad is a bit of a philosopher». tree →

3) A philosopher's stone is a legendary stone said to turn metal into gold. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and ethics lessons, famous philosophers include Socrates, Plato and Aristotle of ancient Greece and Confucius of China. In «philosophy for children» lessons, pupils become little philosophers by asking «why?» and giving reasons. Phrases: «a Greek philosopher», «the philosopher's stone» (a magic stone in stories).

examples

• Socrates was a philosopher who asked lots of questions. tree →
• Philosophers ask: what makes an action right or wrong? tree →
• In P4C our class acted like philosophers. tree →
• The philosopher's stone in the story turns metal into gold. tree →
• Plato was a student of Socrates and a great philosopher. tree →
• Grandma is a philosopher about bad weather: «It'll pass». tree →
• Some philosophers think animals have rights. tree →
• This jewel was called the philosopher's stone. tree →

note

Countable: philosophers. Related: philosophy, philosophical. Spelling: «ph» sounds like «f»: fi-LOS-o-fer. «Philosopher» comes from Greek for «lover of wisdom».

In the corpora

• Rules thinking says some actions are right or wrong in themselves, whatever happens; philosophers call it deontology.
• Character thinking asks what a good, kind, brave and honest person would do; philosophers call it virtue ethics.
• A white lie is a small lie told to be nice or to spare someone's feelings; philosophers disagree whether they are harmless.
• Some philosophers say tricky true words are better than a lie; others say any attempt to mislead is the same wrong.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «philosopher» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.