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).
C. D. Broad

Born: December 30, 1887
Died: March 11, 1971 (aged 83)
Bio: Charlie Dunbar Broad, usually cited as C. D. Broad, was an English epistemologist, historian of philosophy, philosopher of science, moral philosopher, and writer on the philosophical aspects of psychical research.
Known for:
- The Mind and its Place in Nature (1925)
- Five Types of Ethical Theory (1930)
- Kant: An Introduction
- Leibniz: An Introduction