1952 in philosophy explained

1952 in philosophy

Events

See main article: 1952.

Publications

• Jacques Maritain, The Range of Reason (1952, original publication?)
• Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be (1952)
• C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (1952)
• Leo Strauss, Persecution and the Art of Writing (1952)
• Simone Weil, Gravity and Grace (1952)

Births

• March 11 - Douglas Adams (died 2001)
  • March 12 - André Comte-Sponville April 1 - Bernard Stiegler
• April 9 - Christine Korsgaard
  • • April 9 - Robert Zubrin April 15 - Avital Ronell August 8 - Jostein Gaarder
  • October 27 - Francis Fukuyama Galen Strawson (unknown)
• Manuel de Landa (unknown)

Deaths

• May 6 - Maria Montessori (born 1870)
• June 1 - John Dewey (born 1859)^{[1] [2]}
• September 26 - George Santayana (born 1863)^{[3] [4]}
• November 20 - Benedetto Croce (born 1866)

Notes and References

1. News: Dr. John Dewey Dead at 92; Philosopher a Noted Liberal. 23 January 2013. The New York Times. 2 June 1952.
2. Web site: Field. Richard. John Dewey (1859—1952). The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP). 23 January 2013.
3. Web site: Saatkamp. Herman. George Santayana. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP). 23 January 2013.
4. Web site: Caleb Flamm. Matthew. George Santayana (1863—1952). The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP). 23 January 2013.