1937 In Philosophy

1937 in philosophy

Events

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)^[1]
• 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)

References

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