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).
Hermann Lotze
Born: May 21, 1817
Died: July 1, 1881 (aged 64)
Bio: Rudolf Hermann Lotze was a German philosopher and logician. He also had a medical degree and was unusually well versed in biology.
Known for:
- Metaphysic: In Three Books
- Microcosmus
- Lotze's System of Philosophy
- Outlines of the philosophy of religion