1960 in philosophy
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1960 in philosophy
Events
- British Society of Aesthetics founded.
- Dutch mathematician Hans Freudenthal invents the artificial language Lincos, intended for communication with extraterrestrial intelligence.
Publications
- Lewis White Beck, A Commentary on Kant's Critique of Practical Reason[https://archive.org/details/lewis-white-beck-a-commentary-on-kants-critique-of-practical-reason/mode/2up A Commentary on Kant's Critique of Practical Reason Beck, Lewis White. The University of Chicago Press, London, 1960, p. v–viii (Foreword) on archive.org]
= [[Philosophical fiction]] =
- Raja Rao, The Serpent and the Rope
Births
- February 27 - Simon Critchley, English philosopher
- June 25 - Vittorio Hösle, Italian-born German philosopher
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in philosophy" article:
- January 4 - Albert Camus, French author and philosopher (born 1913) (automobile accident)
- February 8 - J. L. Austin, English philosopher of language (born 1911) (lung cancer)