Lewis Mumford
Lewis Mumford
Lewis Mumford, KBEwas an American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic. Particularly noted for his study of cities and urban architecture, he had a broad career as a writer. Mumford was influenced by the work of Scottish theorist Sir Patrick Geddes and worked closely with his associate the British sociologist Victor Branford...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSociologist
Date of Birth19 October 1895
CountryUnited States of America
Lewis Mumford quotes about
intelligence ironic irony
One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.
tombstone men fool
I would die happy if I knew that on my tombstone could be written these words, "This man was an absolute fool. None of the disastrous things that he reluctantly predicted ever came to pass!"
democracy groups citizenship
Neither democracy nor effective representation is possible until each participant in the group...devotes a measurable part of his life to furthering its existence.
architecture prophecy tombs
Architecture is either the prophecy of an unformed society or the tomb of a finished one.
mystery consciousness life-is
The ultimate gift of conscious life is a sense of the mystery that encompasses it.
cities car lovers
Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends.
american-sociologist frequently illustrate responds science scientist
The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that a scientist does.