Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Amartya Sen
Born: November 3, 1933 (age 91)
Bio: Amartya Kumar Sen is an Indian economist and philosopher of Bengali ethnicity, who since 1972 has taught and worked in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Known for:
- Development as Freedom (1999)
- The Idea of Justice (2009)
- The Argumentative Indian (2005)
- Poverty and famines (1981)
Amartya Sen Quotes