Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Pierre Hadot
Born: February 21, 1922
Died: April 24, 2010 (aged 88)
Bio: Pierre Hadot was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy specializing in ancient philosophy, particularly Neoplatonism.
Known for:
- Philosophy as a way of life
- What Is Ancient Philosophy? (2002)
- The inner citadel (1998)
- Plotinus, or, The simplicity of vision (1993)
- The Veil of Isis (2006)