Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Tyler Burge

Born: January 1, 1946 (age 79)
Bio: Tyler Burge is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at UCLA. Burge has made contributions to many areas of philosophy, including the philosophy of mind, philosophy of logic, epistemology, philosophy of language, and the history of philosophy.
Known for:
- Origins of Objectivity (2010)
- Foundations of mind (2005)
- Truth, thought, reason (2005)