Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Pierre Bourdieu

Born: August 1, 1930
Died: January 23, 2002 (aged 71)
Bio: Pierre Bourdieu was a sociologist, anthropologist, philosopher, and renowned public intellectual.
Known for:
- Distinction (1979)
- The Logic of Practice (1980)
- Outline of a Theory of Practice (1972)
- Language and Symbolic Power (1982)
- An invitation to reflexive sociology (1992)
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