2004 in philosophy
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2004 in philosophy
Events
- Jürgen Habermas was awarded the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy for his "achievements in social philosophy, in particular [the] establishment of the communicative action theory and discourse ethics, and its application in practical activities for a public-minded ideal society".{{cite web|title=Jürgen Habermas|url=http://www.inamori-f.or.jp/laureates/k20_c_jurgen/prf_e.html|publisher=Inamori Foundation|accessdate=12 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523183405/http://www.inamori-f.or.jp/laureates/k20_c_jurgen/prf_e.html|archive-date=23 May 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
- The Holberg Prize was inaugurated in 2004.{{cite web|title=Holberg International Memorial Prize|url=http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/holberg-international-memorial-prize.html|publisher=holbergprisen.no|accessdate=2 April 2013}}
Publications
- Harry G. Frankfurt, The Reasons of Love (2004)
- Seyla Benhabib, The Rights of Others (2004)
- Charles Larmore, The Practices of the Self (2004)
- Galen Strawson, Against Narrativity (2004)
- James Giles, The Nature of Sexual Desire (2004)
= Philosophical literature =
- Pascal Mercier, Night Train to Lisbon (2004)
Deaths
- May 9 - Alan Gewirth (born 1912)
- July 28 - Francis Crick (born 1916)
- October 9 - Jacques Derrida (born 1930)
- December 28 - Susan Sontag (born 1933)