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Jul 25, 2023 · Eric Hoffer ( 25 July 1902 – 21 May 1983) was an American writer on social and political philosophy. His first book, The True Believer: Thoughts On The Nature Of Mass Movements (1951) is widely recognized as a classic on mass-movements and the psychological roots of fanaticism.
Eric Hoffer (July 25, 1902 – May 21, 1983) [1] was an American moral and social conservative philosopher. He was the author of ten books and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983. His first book, The True Believer (1951), was widely recognized as a classic, receiving critical acclaim from both scholars and laymen, [2 ...
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May 22, 1983 · Eric Hoffer, an itinerant farm worker who became a longshoreman and whose musing on life, power and social order turned him into a celebrated author-philosopher, died today at his home here....
Jun 19, 2003 · The Legacy of Eric Hoffer. by Thomas Sowell | Jun 19, 2003. The twentieth anniversary of the death of Eric Hoffer, in May 1983, passed with very little notice of one of the most incisive thinkers of his time — a man whose writings continue to have great relevance to our times. How many people today even know of this remarkable man with no ...
Jul 17, 2018 · The son of poor German immigrants, Eric Hoffer was born in the Bronx in 1898. At about age 7, he and his mother fell down a flight of stairs—an accident which led to her death a year later. Another consequence of the fall was that Eric lost his sight in both eyes. With remarkable suddenness, his vision returned when he was 15.
May 22, 1983 · Eric Hoffer, 80, the self-educated scholar who worked as a longshoreman while he wrote philosophy that was praised by professors and pondered by presidents, died yesterday at his home in San...
May 17, 2024 · July 25, 1898?, New York City. Died: May 21, 1983, San Francisco (aged 80) Awards And Honors: Presidential Medal of Freedom (1982) Notable Works: “The True Believer”
