1937 in philosophy
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1937 in philosophy
Events
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Publications
- E. E. Evans-Pritchard, Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande [Note: This work starts the so-called 'rationality debates' in anthropology and philosophy.]
- Talcott Parsons, The Structure of Social Action
- Bernard Shaw, The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism (Pelican Books paperback edition){{cite web|title=Pelican Books|work=Penguin First Editions|url=http://www.penguinfirsteditions.com/index.php?cat=pelican001-099|year=2013|accessdate=2015-07-16}}
- Charles Stevenson, The Emotive Meaning of Ethical Terms
Births
- January 17 - Alain Badiou
- June 5 - Hélène Cixous
- June 19 - André Glucksmann
- July 3 - Tom Stoppard
- July 4 - Thomas Nagel
Deaths
- March 6 - Rudolf Otto (born 1869)
- March 15 - H. P. Lovecraft (born 1890)
- April 27 - Antonio Gramsci (born 1891)
- May 28 - Alfred Adler (born 1870)