1960 in philosophy

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1960 in philosophy

Events

• British Society of Aesthetics was founded in 1960.
• Dutch mathematician Hans Freudenthal invents the artificial language Lincos, intended for communication with extraterrestrial intelligence.

Publications

• Elias Canetti, Crowds and Power
• Hans-Georg Gadamer, Truth and Method

Philosophical fiction

• Raja Rao, The Serpent and the Rope

Births

• February 27 - Simon Critchley, English philosopher
• June 25 - Vittorio Hösle, Italian-born German philosopher

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in philosophy" article:

• January 4 - Albert Camus, French author and philosopher (born 1913) (automobile accident)
• February 8 - J. L. Austin, English philosopher of language (born 1911) (lung cancer)