unphilosophern.
/(ˌ)ʌnfᵻˈlɒsəfə/, U.S. /ˌənfəˈlɑsəfər/ A person who is not a philosopher; spec. one who rejects traditional philosophical principles (formerly including those of natural philosophy).
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > over-readiness to believe, credulity > [noun] > credulous person
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unphilosopher1829
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1829 T. Carlyle Novalis in Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1869) II. 202 The English Unphilosopher believes it without demonstration.
1845 Oxf. Mag. May 36 Unbelievers of all sorts.., despisers of Tradition, enlightened unphilosophers.
1953 N.Y. Times 15 Nov. 34/2 The distinguished lyrist, painter and unphilosopher E. E. Cummings.
1992 R. J. Weber & D. N. Perkins in Inventive Minds 4 If human creativity in general is the true philosopher's stone, one might call human inventiveness specifically the ‘unphilosopher's stone’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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