1988 in philosophy
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1988 in philosophy
Events
- Paul Thieme was awarded the 1988 Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy for "he added immensely to our knowledge of Vedic and other classical Indian literature and provided a solid foundation to the study of the history of Indian thought".{{cite web|title=Paul Thieme |url=http://www.inamori-f.or.jp/laureates/k04_c_paul/prf_e.html |publisher=Inamori Foundation |accessdate=23 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126133644/http://www.inamori-f.or.jp/laureates/k04_c_paul/prf_e.html |archivedate=26 January 2013 }}
- The Indian philosopher and writer Raja Rao was awarded the 1988 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.{{cite web|title=1988 NEUSTADT INTERNATIONAL PRIZE|url=http://www.ou.edu/worldlit/neustadt/1988-raha-rao.html|publisher=World Literature Today - The University of Oklahoma|accessdate=23 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417085517/http://www.ou.edu/worldlit/neustadt/1988-raha-rao.html|archive-date=2012-04-17|url-status=dead}}
Publications
Deaths
- February 16 - Ye Shengtao (born 1894)
- June 23 - Liang Shuming (born 1893)
- June 26 - Hans Urs von Balthasar (born 1905)