Eric Hoffer
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born
July 25, 1902
died
May 21, 1983
gender
male
place of birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, The United States
genre
Philosophy, Politics, Social Sciences
influences
Michel de Montaigne
about this author
Eric Hoffer was an American social writer and philosopher. He produced ten books and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983 by President of the United States Ronald Reagan. His first book, The True Believer, published in 1951, was widely recognized as a classic, receiving critical acclaim from both scholars and laymen, although Hoffer believed that his book The Ordeal of Change was his finest work. In 2001, the Eric Hoffer Award was established in his honor with permission granted by the Eric Hoffer Estate in 2005.
Early life
Hoffer was born in the Bronx, New York City in 1902 (or possibly 1898), the son of Knut and Elsa Hoffer, immigrants from Alsace. By the age of five, he could read in both ...more
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The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer avg rating 4.24 — 314 ratings — published 1951 10 editions |
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The Passionate State of Mind: And Other Aphorisms by Eric Hoffer avg rating 4.50 — 32 ratings — published 2006 2 editions |
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The Ordeal of Change by Eric Hoffer avg rating 3.95 — 22 ratings — published 1990 2 editions |
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Reflections on the Human Condition by Eric Hoffer avg rating 4.12 — 16 ratings — published 1973 3 editions |
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The Temper of Our Time by Eric Hoffer avg rating 4.07 — 15 ratings — published 1967 4 editions |
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Working and Thinking on the Waterfront by Eric Hoffer avg rating 3.82 — 11 ratings — published 1969 2 editions |
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Truth Imagined by Eric Hoffer avg rating 4.00 — 10 ratings — published 1983 2 editions |
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First Things, Last Things by Eric Hoffer avg rating 4.20 — 5 ratings — published 1971 2 editions |
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Between the Devil and the Dragon by Eric Hoffer avg rating 4.75 — 4 ratings — published 1982 |
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Before the Sabbath (A Cass Canfield book) by Eric Hoffer avg rating 3.80 — 5 ratings — published 1979 |
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"Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power."
— Eric Hoffer
— Eric Hoffer
"The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not."
— Eric Hoffer
— Eric Hoffer
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