Irwin Edman
Irwin Edman
Irwin Edmanwas an American philosopher and professor of philosophy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth28 November 1896
CountryUnited States of America
hero patterns worship
The contemporary hero, the mythical pattern in the imitation of whom we would live, remains as yet undefined. We have no hero; what is more to the point, we suspect hero worship.
casting education false pearls process swine
Education is the process of casting false pearls before real swine
years differences income
By the year 1982 the graduated income tax will have practically abolished major differences in wealth.
honesty demand doe
Sophistication demands honesty; it does not require ill temper.
children smart parent
Many of our newly smart would rather be found murdering their children than being kind to their parents. They would prefer to be damned for rudeness than to be snickered at for courtesy.
country lying quality
The outlook for our country lies in the quality of its idleness.
work civilization quality
The best test of the quality of a civilization is the quality of its leisure.
inspirational myth
The standardized American is largely a myth created not least by Americans themselves.
heaven may world
God may still be in His Heaven, but there is more than sufficient evidence that all is not right with the world.
evil spirituality modern
To the modern spirit, disillusioned, or at least unillusioned, the great evil to be avoided is sentimentality.
discovery needs purpose
The discovery that the universe has no purpose need not prevent a human being from having one.
business communication men
It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, and symbol rather than a reason by which men are moved.
moving moving-forward life-is
Life is always at some turning point.