1948 in philosophy
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1948 in philosophy
Events
- January 28 - The Copleston–Russell debate, a debate between Bertrand Russell and Frederick Copleston on the existence of God is broadcast by the BBC in the United Kingdom.
- December 26 - The first series of Reith Lectures, Bertrand Russell on Authority and the Individual, begins broadcasting by the BBC.[1]
Publications
- Erich Rothacker, Probleme der Kulturanthropologie (in German, not yet translated into English, 1948)
- Arnold J. Toynbee, Civilization on Trial (1948)
- Norbert Wiener, Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine (1948)
Births
- February 12 - Ray Kurzweil
- November 5 - Bernard-Henri Lévy
- November 30 - Hans Moravec
Deaths
- January 30 - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (born 1869)[2]
- April 21 - Aldo Leopold (born 1887)
References
- ↑ "1940s" (PDF). The BBC Story. BBC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-12-18. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ↑ "Mohandas K. Gandhi: The Indian Leader at Home and Abroad". The New York Times. 31 January 1948. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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