1952 in philosophy

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1952 in philosophy

Events

Main article: 1952

Publications

• Jacques Maritain, The Range of Reason (1952, original publication?)
• Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be (1952)
• C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (1952)
• Leo Strauss, Persecution and the Art of Writing (1952)
• Simone Weil, Gravity and Grace (1952)

Births

• March 11 - Douglas Adams (died 2001)
• March 12 - André Comte-Sponville
• April 1 - Bernard Stiegler
• April 9 - Christine Korsgaard
• April 9 - Robert Zubrin
• April 15 - Avital Ronell
• August 8 - Jostein Gaarder
• October 27 - Francis Fukuyama
• Galen Strawson (unknown)
• Manuel de Landa (unknown)

Deaths

• May 6 - Maria Montessori (born 1870)
• June 1 - John Dewey (born 1859)[1][2]
• September 26 - George Santayana (born 1863)[3][4]
• November 20 - Benedetto Croce (born 1866)

References

1. "Dr. John Dewey Dead at 92; Philosopher a Noted Liberal". The New York Times. 2 June 1952. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
2. Field, Richard. "John Dewey (1859—1952)". The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP). Retrieved 23 January 2013.
3. Saatkamp, Herman. "George Santayana". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP). Retrieved 23 January 2013.
4. Caleb Flamm, Matthew. "George Santayana (1863—1952)". The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP). Retrieved 23 January 2013.