Eclectic Society

Eclectic Society may refer to:

  • Eclectic Society (Christian) - English missionary and anti-slavery society, founded in London in 1783.
  • Eclectic Society (fraternity) - American college fraternity, Phi Nu Theta, founded at Wesleyan University in 1838.

Famous quotes containing the words eclectic and/or society:

    “Eclecticism is the degree zero of contemporary general culture: one listens to reggae, watches a western, eats McDonald’s food for lunch and local cuisine for dinner, wears Paris perfume in Tokyo and “retro” clothes in Hong Kong; knowledge is a matter for TV games. It is easy to find a public for eclectic works.”
    —Jean François Lyotard (b. 1924)

    “The gold-digger in the ravines of the mountains is as much a gambler as his fellow in the saloons of San Francisco. What difference does it make whether you shake dirt or shake dice? If you win, society is the loser.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)