Philosopher

The word philosopher literally means "lover of wisdom". The term emerged in order to distinguish thinkers such as Socrates and Plato from sophists, intellectuals who dispensed knowledge for a fee. A philosopher, by contrast, did not aim to earn money through the seeking of wisdom, or even to earn money, but simply to discover more about the world. Now of course, philosopher means someone who studies the nature of existence, humanity, beauty, truth, meaning, reason and the mind, among other things. I am the second meaning, but more importantly, I am the first.