Quote of the day
The liberty of man consists solely in this: that he obeys natural laws because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been externally imposed upon him by any extrinsic will whatever, divine or human, collective or individual.
Maurice Blanchot
Born: September 22, 1907
Died: February 20, 2003 (aged 95)
Bio: Maurice Blanchot was a French writer, philosopher, and literary theorist. His work had a strong influence on post-structuralist philosophers such as Jacques Derrida.
Known for:
- Thomas the Obscure (1941)
- L'Arrêt de mort (1948)
- La Folie du jour (1973)
- Faux pas (1943)
- Le Livre à venir (1959)