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).
Gilbert Ryle

Born: August 19, 1900
Died: October 6, 1976 (aged 76)
Bio: Gilbert Ryle was a British philosopher.
Known for:
- The Concept of Mind (1949)
- Dilemmas: The Tarner Lectures 1953 (1954)
- Plato's Progress (1966)
- Critical Essays: Collected Papers
- Aspects of mind