1937 in philosophy

1937 in philosophy

Publications

 * E. E. Evans-Pritchard, Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande [Note: This work starts the so-called 'rationality debates' in anthropology and philosophy.]
 * Talcott Parsons, The Structure of Social Action
 * Bernard Shaw, The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism (Pelican Books paperback edition)
 * Charles Stevenson, The Emotive Meaning of Ethical Terms

Births

 * January 17 - Alain Badiou
 * June 5 - Hélène Cixous
 * June 19 - André Glucksmann
 * July 3 - Tom Stoppard
 * July 4 - Thomas Nagel

Deaths

 * March 6 - Rudolf Otto (born 1869)
 * March 15 - H. P. Lovecraft (born 1890)
 * April 27 - Antonio Gramsci (born 1891)
 * May 28 - Alfred Adler (born 1870)