philosophaster
/fɪˈlɒsəfastə/ /fɪˌlɒsəˈfastə/noun
A person who engages in shallow or pretentious philosophizing; a pseudo-philosopher.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in John Florio (1553–1625), author and teacher of languages. From post-classical Latin philosophaster person who dabbles in philosophy from classical Latin philosophus + -aster.
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