fountainhead of modern philosophy
- noun
- Formal
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fuente de la filosofía moderna
- Many scholars view Immanuel Kant as the fountainhead of modern philosophy due to his groundbreaking work.
Examples
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René Descartes is often called the fountainhead of modern philosophy for his influential ideas on reason and skepticism.
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Some argue that Francis Bacon was actually the true fountainhead of modern philosophy because of his emphasis on scientific method.
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René Descartes is considered the fountainhead of modern philosophy.
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Many scholars view Kant as the fountainhead of modern philosophy.
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Many scholars view Immanuel Kant as the fountainhead of modern philosophy due to his groundbreaking work.
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René Descartes is often called the fountainhead of modern philosophy for his influential ideas on reason and skepticism.
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Some argue that Francis Bacon was actually the true fountainhead of modern philosophy because of his emphasis on scientific method.
Synonyms
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8.7
A main source of new ideas and knowledge
Antonyms
How Influential
39
4.1
- Formal
113
4.2
458
3.9
228
2.7
∞
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
fountainhead + of + modern + philosophy
The phrase is transparently compositional: 'fountainhead' means an original or abundant source and the prepositional phrase 'of modern philosophy' simply specifies the domain, so the overall meaning 'original source/leading figure in modern philosophy' follows directly from the parts. The 'X of Y' noun phrase pattern is a common, cross-linguistic construction, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would likely understand this MWE.
Etymology
Fountainhead of modern philosophy comes from the image of a spring: a fountainhead is the place where water begins and flows out. So, calling someone the fountainhead of modern philosophy means they are the 'original source' or main person who started those ideas.