2020 in philosophy
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2020 in philosophy
Events[edit]
Planned events[edit]
- January 8-11 - the American Philosophical Association held its annual Eastern Division Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
- February 26-29 - the American Philosophical Association held its annual Central Division Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.[2]
- The American Philosophical Association did not hold its annual Pacific Division Meeting in San Francisco, California as had previously been planned due to the pandemic.[3]
- Aaron Sloman is awarded the 2020 Barwise Prize.
- Paul Farmer wins the 2020 Berggruen Prize.
- Sarah Buss, Robert Gooding-Williams, and Susanna Schellenberg are awarded Guggenheim Fellowships in philosophy.
- Griselda Pollock is awarded the 2020 Holberg Prize.
- Leda Cosmides and John Tooby are awarded the 2020 Jean Nicod Prize.
- Nicholas Shea is awarded the Lakatos Award.
- Dag Prawitz and Per Martin-Löf are awarded the 2020 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy.
Publications[edit]
- Manel Pretel-Wilson, Utopics: The Unification of Human Science (Springer).[4][5]
- Peter Sloterdijk, Making the Heavens Speak (Den Himmel zum Sprechen bringen) (Suhrkamp Verlag)
Planned publications[edit]
- Karl Ameriks, Kantian Subjects: Critical Philosophy and Late Modernity (Oxford University Press).
- Dimitria Electra Gatzia and Berit Brogaard (ed.), The Epistemology of Non-Visual Perception (Oxford University Press).
- John Gardner (d. 2019), Torts and Other Wrongs (Oxford University Press).
- Béatrice Longuenesse, The First Person in Cognition and Morality: The Spinoza Lectures (Oxford University Press).
Deaths[edit]
- January 3 - Douglas N. Walton, Canadian philosopher and logician (b. 1942).
- January 5 - Colin Howson, British philosopher (b. 1945).
- January 9 - David Efird, American philosopher and Anglican priest (b. 1974).
- January 12 - Roger Scruton, English philosopher (b. 1944).[6]
- January 17 - Emanuele Severino, Italian philosopher (b. 1929).
- February 15 - Jack Macintosh, philosopher known for his work in the history and philosophy of science, especially on Robert Boyle (b. 1934).[7]
- February 25 - Mario Bunge, Argentine philosopher of science and physicist who was mainly active in Canada (b. 1919).
- June 21 - Hugh Mellor, British philosopher working primarily in metaphysics (b. 1938).
- June 28 - Eliot Deutsch, comparative philosopher (b. 1931).
- August 5 - Bernard Stiegler, French philosopher (b. 1952).
- November 20 - Judith Jarvis Thomson, American ethicist (b. 1929).
- November 22 - Raimo Tuomela, Finnish philosopher (b. 1940).
References[edit]
- ^ American Philosophical Association. "2020 Eastern Division Meeting". Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ American Philosophical Association. "2020 Central Division Meeting". Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ American Philosophical Association. "APA—Setbacks and Responses". Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ University of Hull Alumni Association (25 September 2020). "The great achievements of humanity are seldom the result of human beings working alone".
- ^ Open Library. "Utopics: The Unification of Human Science". Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Sir Roger Scruton, conservative philosopher of wide accomplishments – obituary
- ^ Faculty of Arts Staff. "In Memoriam: Jack Macintosh, Department of Philosophy". UCALGARY NEWS. Retrieved 26 February 2020.