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).
Frank P. Ramsey
Born: February 22, 1903
Died: January 19, 1930 (aged 26)
Bio: Frank Plumpton Ramsey was a precocious British philosopher, mathematician and economist who died at the age of 26.
Known for:
- F. P. Ramsey: Philosophical Papers
- On Truth: Original Manuscript Materials (1927–1929) from the Ramsey Collection at the University of Pittsburgh