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.
Russ Shafer-Landau

Born: February 18, 1963 (age 62)
Bio: Russ Shafer-Landau is Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he is also Director of the Parr Center for Ethics.
Known for:
- The Fundamentals of Ethics (2009)
- Oxford Studies in Metaethics (2006)
- Moral Realism: A Defence (2003)
- Whatever Happened to Good and Evil? (2004)