Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
William Hamilton
Born: March 8, 1788
Died: May 6, 1856 (aged 68)
Bio: Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet was a Scottish metaphysician. He is often referred to as William Stirling Hamilton of Preston, in reference to his mother, Elizabeth Stirling.
Known for:
- Lectures on metaphysics and logic
- Philosophy of Sir William Hamilton, Bart (1853)
- Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic V2: Logic
- The metaphysics of Sir William Hamilton