Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Sydney Shoemaker

Born: September 29, 1931
Died: September 6, 2022 (aged 90)
Bio: Sydney Shoemaker was an American philosopher. He was the Susan Linn Sage Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University and was well known for his contributions to philosophy of mind and metaphysics. In 1971, he delivered the John Locke Lectures at Oxford University.
Known for:
- Physical realization (2007)
- Identity, cause, and mind (1984)
- Personal identity and memory (1984)
- Self-knowledge and self-identity (1958)