Philosophy in History
Explore 19 historical moments related to philosophy — from pivotal breakthroughs to world-changing events.
📅 19th Century(1)
📅 20th Century(6)
Noam Chomsky born
American linguist and intellectual Noam Chomsky is born in Philadelphia. He revolutionizes the field of linguistics.
Carl Jung dies
Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, founder of analytical psychology, dies at age 85 in Küsnacht, Switzerland.
Publication of The Feminine Mystique
Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique", a non-fiction book credited with sparking the beginning of second-wave feminism in the United States, was first published.
Death of Kurt Gödel
Austrian logician Kurt Gödel died of starvation after his wife, who he feared would poison him, was hospitalized.
Khomeini Invites Gorbachev to Consider Islam
Representatives of Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini delivered a letter to Mikhail Gorbachev, inviting him to consider Islam as an alternative to communism. The letter predicted the dissolution of the Soviet Bloc.
Maldacena publishes AdS/CFT correspondence paper
Argentinian physicist Juan Maldacena published a landmark paper initiating the study of AdS/CFT correspondence. This work links string theory and quantum gravity.
📅 21th Century(12)
Terri Schiavo Feeding Tube Removal
A court order led to the removal of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube, sparking a global debate on euthanasia.
Umberto Eco dies
Italian novelist, literary critic, and philosopher Umberto Eco died on February 19, 2016. He was born in 1932.
Stephen P. Cohen
Stephen P. Cohen was a Canadian academic specializing in Middle East studies.
Neagu Djuvara
Neagu Djuvara was a Romanian historian, essayist, philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat.
Mike Oliver
Mike Oliver, a British sociologist and disability rights activist, died.
Geert Hofstede
Geert Hofstede was a Dutch social psychologist.
George Steiner
George Steiner, a French-American philosopher, author, and critic, died on February 3, 2020. He was born in 1929.
William Meninger
William Meninger was an American Trappist monk and a principal developer of Centering Prayer.
Death of Nawal El Saadawi
Nawal El Saadawi, an Egyptian secularist and feminist, died. She was a significant voice for women's rights.
Thích Nhất Hạnh
Thích Nhất Hạnh was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition.
John Elliott
John Elliott, English historian and academic, died on this date.
Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman was an Israeli-American author, psychologist, and economist, and a Nobel Prize laureate.
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