Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Paul Hirst
Born: May 20, 1946
Died: June 17, 2003 (aged 57)
Bio: Paul Quentin Hirst was a British sociologist and political theorist. He became Professor of Social Theory at Birkbeck, University of London in 1985 and held the post until his death from a stroke and brain haemorrhage.
Known for:
- Globalization in Question (1996)
- Associative democracy (1994)
- Space and Power
- Knowledge and the curriculum (1975)
- War and Power in the 21st Century (2001)