Daniel J. Boorstin vs. Bertrand Russell
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Daniel J. Boorstin
1914 – 2004
Literature
United States
Daniel Joseph Boorstin was an American historian at the University of Chicago who wrote on many topics in American and world history. He was appointed the twelfth Librarian of the United States Congress in 1975 and served until 1987. He was instrumental in the creation of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress.
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"In the age of pseudo‑events it is less the artificial simplification than the artificial complication of experience that confuses us. Whenever in the public mi…"
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Bertrand Russell
1872 – 1970
Philosophy
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Analytic philosophy
British philosopher, logician, and social critic.
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"To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already 3-parts dead."
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Connections
Bertrand Russell was influenced by Daniel J. Boorstin
Shared era: 1914 – 1970
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