Daniel Bell
Daniel Bell
Daniel Bell was an American sociologist, writer, editor, and professor at Harvard University, best known for his contributions to the study of post-industrialism. He has been described as "one of the leading American intellectuals of the postwar era." His three best known works are The End of Ideology, The Coming of Post-Industrial Society and The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSociologist
Date of Birth10 May 1919
CountryUnited States of America
Shlomo told us he'd been to New Zealand recently. He told us we must have a window-seat when we land in Wellington because it's the most beautiful landing anywhere in the world.
I prefer to do repertoire that's new for everyone.
One simply turns to the ideological vending machine, and out comes the prepared formulae.
I am too weary to listen, too angry to hear.
When theology erodes and organization crumbles, when the institutional framework of religion begins to break up, the search for a direct experience which people can feel to be religious facilitates the rise of cults.
Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; America was the land of grubby pragmatism.