Quote of the day
Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work—that goes on, it adds up.
John Lachs
Born: July 17, 1934
Died: November 14, 2023 (aged 89)
Bio: John Lachs was a Hungarian-born American philosopher. He was Centennial Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University, where he began teaching in 1967. His primary focus was on American philosophy (most prominently George Santayana) and German Idealism.
Known for:
- Stoic Pragmatism (2012)
- The relevance of philosophy to life (1995)
- Freedom and Limits (2014)