cogitators
Those who deliberate
Cogitators are people who cogitate—who think deeply or ponder.
The word is formal and somewhat archaic, often used with mild irony to describe philosophers, intellectuals, or anyone engaged in serious contemplation: The cogitators in the philosophy department debated free will for hours.
In science fiction, particularly the Warhammer 40,000 universe, cogitators are computer-like devices that process information.
Professional researchers and teachers
- scholarsExperts in a field
- professorsHighest-ranking university instructors
- theoristsBuilders of explanatory frameworks
- intellectualsPeople of scholarly pursuits
polymaths · savants · erudites · luminaries · sages · experts · researchers · philosophers
Those who anticipate change
- innovatorsCreators of novel things
- strategistsDesigners of careful plans
- mastermindsPlans and directs schemes
- inventorsCreators of new devices
brainstormers · planners · architects · schemers · creatives · originators · pioneers · futurists
Inclined to deep thought
- introspectiveExamining one's own mind
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
- deliberativeCharacterized by careful consideration
rumination · brooding · thoughtful · pondering · musing · circumspect · prudent · mindful
Philosophy of existence's nature
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
empiricism · rationalism · existentialism · phenomenology · pragmatism · stoicism · syllogism · dualism
Drawing logical conclusions
- deductionConclusion from premises
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
methodical · critical · evaluation · scrutiny · diagnosis · assessment · empirical · objective
academics
Professional researchers and teachers
- scholarsExperts in a field
- professorsHighest-ranking university instructors
- theoristsBuilders of explanatory frameworks
intellectuals · polymaths · savants · erudites · luminaries · sages · experts · researchers · philosophers · learned
visionaries
Those who anticipate change
- innovatorsCreators of novel things
- strategistsDesigners of careful plans
- mastermindsPlans and directs schemes
inventors · brainstormers · planners · architects · schemers · creatives · originators · pioneers · futurists · designers
contemplative
Inclined to deep thought
- introspectiveExamining one's own mind
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
deliberative · rumination · brooding · thoughtful · pondering · musing · circumspect · prudent · mindful · speculative
metaphysics
Philosophy of existence's nature
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
dialectic · empiricism · rationalism · existentialism · phenomenology · pragmatism · stoicism · syllogism · dualism · monism
reasoning
Drawing logical conclusions
- deductionConclusion from premises
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- logicScience of valid reasoning
systematic · methodical · critical · evaluation · scrutiny · diagnosis · assessment · empirical · objective · quantitative
cogitatorsdullards
Slow-witted individuals
automatons · simpletons · zombies · ignoramuses · philistines
cogitatorsdoers
People who act
actors · practitioners · men of action · activists · implementers