Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Sidney Hook
Born: December 20, 1902
Died: July 12, 1989 (aged 86)
Bio: Sidney Hook was an American philosopher of the Pragmatist school known for his contributions to the philosophy of history, the philosophy of education, political theory, and ethics.
Known for:
- Marx and the Marxists: The Ambiguous Legacy (1955)
- The Paradoxes of Freedom (1962)