Sam Keen vs. Eric Hoffer
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Sam Keen
1931 – 2025
Samuel McMurray Keen was an American author, academic and philosopher who is best known for his exploration of questions regarding love, life, wonder, religion, and being a male in contemporary society.
"We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly."
Eric Hoffer
1902 – 1983
Eric Hoffer was an American philosopher and social critic. A conservative moderate with an atypical working-class background, Hoffer authored ten books over his career and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983. His first book, The True Believer (1951), was widely recognized as a classic, receiving critical acclaim from both scholars and laymen, although Hoffer believed that The Ordeal of Change (1963) was his finest work.
"Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about. And since we know least about ourselves, we are ready to believe all that is said about us.…"
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