Quote of the day
Joy is like restless day; but peace divine
Like quiet night;
Lead me, O Lord, — till perfect Day shall shine
Through Peace to Light.
Victor Cousin
Born: November 28, 1792
Died: January 14, 1867 (aged 74)
Bio: Victor Cousin was a French philosopher. He was the founder of "eclecticism," a briefly influential school of French philosophy that combined elements of German idealism and Scottish Common Sense Realism.
Known for:
- Course of the history of modern philosophy (1852)
- Fragments philosophiques (1826)
- Cours de l'histoire de la philosophie (1829)
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