1960 in philosophy

1960 in philosophy

Events

 * British Society of Aesthetics founded.
 * 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)