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naturalist collapse: a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology); an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms

realist collapse: a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them; a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style; a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly

Marxist collapse: an advocate of Marxism; following the ideas of Marx and Engels

sophist collapse: any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects

academician collapse: an educator who works at a college or university; a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation; someone elected to honorary membership in an academy

logical collapse: capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind"

humanist collapse: a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts; an advocate of the principles of humanism; pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education"; of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion; "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas

schoolman collapse: a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism

mechanistic collapse: explained in terms of physical forces; "a mechanistic universe"; of or relating to the philosophical theory of mechanism

dialectical materialism collapse: the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

well-balanced collapse: in an optimal state of balance or equilibrium; "a well-balanced wheel"

speculator collapse: someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains; someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts

positivism collapse: the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)

classicist collapse: an artistic person who adheres to classicism; a student of ancient Greek and Latin

thinker collapse: an important intellectual; "the great minds of the 17th century"; someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)

behaviorism collapse: an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

Marxism collapse: the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism

materialism collapse: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality; a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters

naturalism collapse: (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations; an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

animalism collapse: preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites; the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature

mandarin collapse: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China; a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China; a high public official of imperial China; any high government official or bureaucrat; a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group; shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia

philosophical collapse: characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment; "philosophical resignation"; "a philosophic attitude toward life"; characteristic of or imbued with the attitude of a philosopher or based on philosophy; "that breadth of outlook that distinguishes the philosophic mind"; "their differences were philosophical"

elder statesman collapse: an elderly statesman whose advice is sought be government leaders; any influential person whose advice is highly respected

mentor collapse: a wise and trusted guide and advisor; serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; "The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring"

sane collapse: mentally healthy; free from mental disorder; "appears to be completely sane"

realism collapse: the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth; (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

pragmatism collapse: (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

sage collapse: aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc; a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom; any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb; of the grey-green color of sage leaves; having wisdom that comes with age and experience

empiricism collapse: the application of empirical methods in any art or science; (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

secularism collapse: a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations

rabbi collapse: a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher; spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law

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