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Daniel Bell Quotes

Daniel Bell quotes

American Sociologist May 10, 1919 – January 25, 2011

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But no moral philosopher, from Aristotle to Aquinas, to John Locke and Adam Smith, divorced economics from a set of moral ends or held the production of wealth to be an end in itself; rather it was seen as a means to the realization of virtue, a means of leading a civilized life. Daniel Bell
Economics is the art of allocating scarce goods among competing demands. The conceit of Marxism was the thought that in Communism, economics would be "abolished"; this was why one did not have to think about the questions of relative privilege and social justice. But the point is that we still have to think about economics, and probably always will. The question, then, is whether we can arrive at a set of normative rules which seek to protect liberty, reward achievement and enhance the social... Daniel Bell
The intellectual takes as a starting point his self and relates the world to his own sensibilities; the scientist accepts an existing field of knowledge and seeks to map out the unexplored terrain. Daniel Bell
Daniel Bell quote: "Technology, like art, is a soaring exercise of the human..."
Technology, like art, is a soaring exercise of the human imagination. Daniel Bell
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. Daniel Bell
Daniel Bell quote: "Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle..."
Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; America was the land of grubby pragmatism. Daniel Bell
The impulse of the journalist is to be novel, yet to relate his curiosities to the urgencies of the moment; the philosopher seeks what he conceives to be true, regardless of the moment. Daniel Bell
Daniel Bell quote: "I am too weary to listen, too angry to hear."
I am too weary to listen, too angry to hear. Daniel Bell
Daniel Bell quote: "But in action, one defies one's character."
But in action, one defies one's character. Daniel Bell

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