1859 in philosophy

1859 in philosophy

Publications

 * John Stuart Mill, On Liberty (1859)
 * Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species (1859) [Note: On the Origin of Species is not a philosophical text per se, but is nevertheless listed here for its enormous influence on philosophical thought.]

Births

 * January 13 - Kostis Palamas (died 1943)
 * April 8 - Edmund Husserl (died 1938)
 * October 18 - Henri Bergson (died 1941)
 * October 20 - John Dewey (died 1952)

Deaths

 * April 16 - Alexis de Tocqueville (born 1805)
 * May 6 - Alexander von Humboldt (born 1769)