2020 in philosophy explained

2020 in philosophy

Events

Planned events

• January 8-11 - the American Philosophical Association held its annual Eastern Division Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1]
• February 26-29 - the American Philosophical Association held its annual Central Division Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.^[2]
• The American Philosophical Association did not hold its annual Pacific Division Meeting in San Francisco, California as had previously been planned due to the pandemic.^[3]
• Aaron Sloman is awarded the 2020 Barwise Prize.
• Paul Farmer wins the 2020 Berggruen Prize.
• Sarah Buss, Robert Gooding-Williams, and Susanna Schellenberg are awarded Guggenheim Fellowships in philosophy.
• Griselda Pollock is awarded the 2020 Holberg Prize.
• Leda Cosmides and John Tooby are awarded the 2020 Jean Nicod Prize.
• Nicholas Shea is awarded the Lakatos Award.
• Dag Prawitz and Per Martin-Löf are awarded the 2020 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy.

Publications

• Manel Pretel-Wilson, Utopics: The Unification of Human Science (Springer).^{[4] [5]}
• Peter Sloterdijk, Making the Heavens Speak (Den Himmel zum Sprechen bringen) (Suhrkamp Verlag)

Planned publications

• Karl Ameriks, Kantian Subjects: Critical Philosophy and Late Modernity (Oxford University Press).
• Dimitria Electra Gatzia and Berit Brogaard (ed.), The Epistemology of Non-Visual Perception (Oxford University Press).
• John Gardner (d. 2019), Torts and Other Wrongs (Oxford University Press).
• Béatrice Longuenesse, The First Person in Cognition and Morality: The Spinoza Lectures (Oxford University Press).

Deaths

• January 3 - Douglas N. Walton, Canadian philosopher and logician (b. 1942).
• January 5 - Colin Howson, British philosopher (b. 1945).
• January 9 - David Efird, American philosopher and Anglican priest (b. 1974).
• January 12 - Roger Scruton, English philosopher (b. 1944).^[6]
• January 17 - Emanuele Severino, Italian philosopher (b. 1929).
• February 15 - Jack Macintosh, philosopher known for his work in the history and philosophy of science, especially on Robert Boyle (b. 1934).^[7]
• February 25 - Mario Bunge, Argentine philosopher of science and physicist who was mainly active in Canada (b. 1919).
• June 21 - Hugh Mellor, British philosopher working primarily in metaphysics (b. 1938).
• June 28 - Eliot Deutsch, comparative philosopher (b. 1931).
• August 5 - Bernard Stiegler, French philosopher (b. 1952).
• November 20 - Judith Jarvis Thomson, American ethicist (b. 1929).
• November 22 - Raimo Tuomela, Finnish philosopher (b. 1940).

Notes and References

1. Web site: American Philosophical Association . 2020 Eastern Division Meeting . 30 December 2019.
2. Web site: American Philosophical Association . 2020 Central Division Meeting . 30 December 2019.
3. Web site: American Philosophical Association . APA—Setbacks and Responses . 3 September 2021.
4. Web site: University of Hull Alumni Association . The great achievements of humanity are seldom the result of human beings working alone . 25 September 2020 .
5. Web site: Open Library . Utopics: The Unification of Human Science. 2 January 2020.
6. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/01/12/sir-roger-scruton-conservative-philosopher-wide-interests-lightning/ Sir Roger Scruton, conservative philosopher of wide accomplishments – obituary
7. Web site: Faculty of Arts Staff . In Memoriam: Jack Macintosh, Department of Philosophy . UCALGARY NEWS . 26 February 2020.