1937 in philosophy
Events
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)
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