2021 in philosophy

2021 in philosophy

Events

 * January 7-16: The American Philosophical Association held its annual Eastern Division meeting virtually.
 * February 22-27: The American Philosophical Association held its annual Central Division meeting virtually.
 * April 5-10: The American Philosophical Association held its annual Pacific Division meeting virtually.
 * Ben Goertzel is awarded the 2021 Barwise Prize.
 * Peter Singer wins the 2021 Berggruen Prize.
 * R. Lanier Anderson, Jennifer Lackey, and Roslyn Weiss are awarded Guggenheim Fellowships in philosophy.
 * Jill Lepore is presented a Hannah Arendt Award.
 * Béatrice Longuenesse receives a Hegel Prize.
 * Martha Nussbaum is awarded the 2021 Holberg Prize.
 * Frances Egan is awarded the 2021 Jean Nicod Prize.
 * Anya Plutynski is awarded the Lakatos Award.
 * Klaus Theweleit is awarded the Theodor W. Adorno Award.

Deaths

 * January 8 - John Corcoran, American logician, philosopher, mathematician, and historian of logic.
 * January 9 - Margaret Morrison, Canadian philosopher who worked in the philosophy of science.
 * February 20 - Richard Boyd
 * March 6 - Jude Patrick Dougherty
 * March 23 - Edmund Gettier, American philosopher best known for the Gettier problem.
 * April 5 - Jon Michael Dunn
 * April 7 - Kai Nielsen, American and Canadian moral philosopher, naturalist, and atheist.
 * April 21 - Donald W. Sherburne
 * April - Katherine Hawley
 * April 29 - Andrew J. Reck
 * May 9 - Jacques Bouveresse, French philosopher.
 * May 23 - Frithjof Bergmann, German philosopher.
 * June 8 - Joseph Margolis
 * June 22 - Zbigniew Pełczyński, Polish-British political philosopher and academic.
 * June 25 - Oliva Blanchette
 * July 11 - Van A. Harvey
 * July 13 - Jorge J. E. Gracia, Cuban-born American philosopher specializing in metaphysics, epistemology, the history of philosophy, and race/ethnicity/nationality.
 * July 25 - Bob Moses, American educator and civil rights activist.
 * August 8 - Sarah Broadie, British philosopher specializing in ancient philosophy, metaphysics, and ethics.
 * August 23 - Jean-Luc Nancy, French philosopher.
 * September 11 - Abimael Guzmán
 * September 20 - Charles W. Mills
 * October 22 - Lilli Alanen
 * November 9 - Linda López McAlister
 * November 13 - Gilbert Harman
 * December 15 - bell hooks
 * December 31 - Michael Inwood