Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Pierre Bayle
Born: November 18, 1647
Died: December 28, 1706 (aged 59)
Bio: Pierre Bayle was a French philosopher and writer best known for his seminal work the Historical and Critical Dictionary, published beginning in 1697.
Known for:
- Dictionnaire Historique et Critique (1697)
- Various Thoughts on the Occasion of a Comet
- Bayle--political writings
- Pensées diverses sur la comète