1921 in philosophy
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1921 in philosophy
Events
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Publications
- Theodor Lessing, Die verfluchte Kultur (published in German, 1921)
- Albert Einstein, The Meaning of Relativity (1921)
- Nicolai Hartmann, Grundzüge einer Metaphysik der Erkenntnis (published in German, 1921)
- Franz Rosenzweig, The Star of Redemption (1921)
- Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (First published in German in 1921 as Logisch-Philosophische Abhandlung; translated by C. K. Ogden with assistance from G. E. Moore, F. P. Ramsey, and Wittgenstein himself. G. E. Moore suggested the Latin title to pay homage to Tractatus Theologico-Politicus by Benedictus Spinoza. This book allegedly aimed to complete logical atomism as espoused by Bertrand Russell and G. E. Moore.)
- Liang Shuming, The Civilization and Philosophy of the East and the West (1921)
Births
- February 4 - Betty Friedan (died 2006){{Cite web |last=Michals |first=Debra |date=2017 |title=Biography: Betty Friedan |url=https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/betty-friedan |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=National Women's History Museum |language=en}}
- February 8 - Hans Albert (died 2023)
- February 21 - John Rawls (died 2002)
- May 12 - Joseph Beuys (died 1986)
- July 25 - Paul Watzlawick (died 2007)
- August 31 - Raymond Williams (died 1988)
- September 12 - Stanisław Lem (died 2006)
- September 19 - Paulo Freire (died 1997)
Deaths
- February 8 - Peter Kropotkin (born 1842)