Quote of the day
One of the peculiar sins of the twentieth century which we've developed to a very high level is the sin of credulity. It has been said that when human beings stop believing in God they believe in nothing. The truth is much worse: they believe in anything.
Fred Dretske
Born: December 9, 1932
Died: July 24, 2013 (aged 80)
Bio: Frederick Irwin "Fred" Dretske was an American philosopher noted for his contributions to epistemology and the philosophy of mind.
Known for:
- Knowledge & Flow of Information (1981)
- Naturalizing the Mind (1995)
- Explaining behavior (1988)
- Perception, knowledge, and belief (2000)
- Seeing and Knowing (1969)