John Fiske (1842–1901)
Man does not dwell at the centre of things, but is the denizen of an obscure and tiny speck of cosmical matter quite invisible amid the innumerable throng of flaming suns that make up our galaxy.
— The Destiny of Man Viewed in the Light of His Origin (1884), Ch. 1, p. 15
John Fiske was an American philosopher and historian. He was heavily influenced by Herbert Spencer and applied Spencer's concepts of evolution to his own writings on linguistics, philosophy, religion, and history.
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John Fiske (philosopher)
American philosopher and historian (1842-1901)
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