Step 1. Find out where you stand. You need to know how much your benefits will be and when, exactly, you'll reach what the Social Security Administration (SSA) considers full retirement age, the age at which you can receive those benefits without penalty. Your benefits are based on your lifetime earnings.
Word Origin and History for philosopher Expand. n. from Old English philosophe, from Latin philosophus philosopher, from Greek philosophos philosopher, sage, one who speculates on the nature of things and truth, literally lover of wisdom, from philos loving (see -phile) + sophos wise, a sage (see sophist).
The philosophes (French for philosophers) were the intellectuals of the 18th century Enlightenment. [1] Few were primarily philosophers; rather, philosophes were public intellectuals who applied reason to the study of many areas of learning, including philosophy, history, science, politics, economics and social issues.