Mastery of the emotions is fundamental to a virtuous life.
A.C. Grayling Quotes
The wise say that our failure is to form habits: for habit is the mark of a stereotyped world.
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| Birth: | 3rd April, 1949 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Author, Philosopher, Professor |
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A. C. Grayling is a British philosopher. In 2011 he founded and became the first Master of New College of the Humanities, an independent undergraduate college in London. Until June 2011, he was Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London, where he taught from 1991. He is also a supernumerary fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford.
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