Quote of the day
Joy is like restless day; but peace divine
Like quiet night;
Lead me, O Lord, — till perfect Day shall shine
Through Peace to Light.
Alexander Nehamas
Born: March 22, 1946 (age 78)
Bio: Alexander Nehamas is Professor of Philosophy and Edmund N. Carpenter, II Class of 1943 Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University, where he has taught since 1990, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Known for:
- On Friendship (2016)
- Nietzsche, life as literature (1985)
- The art of living (1998)
- Virtues of authenticity (1999)