2018 in philosophy
Overview of the events of 2018 in philosophy
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2018 in philosophy
Events
- Gualtiero Piccinini is awarded the 2018 Barwise Prize.
- Martha Nussbaum is awarded the Berggruen Prize for her work which "shows how philosophy, far from being merely an armchair discipline, offers a greater understanding of who we are, our place in the world, and a way to live a well-lived life."[1]
- Lisa Shapiro is awarded the Elisabeth of Bohemia Prize.
- Sally Haslanger and John Heil are awarded Guggenheim Fellowships in philosophy.
- Ann Pettifor is presented a Hannah Arendt Award.
- Michael Stolleis receives a Hegel Prize.
- Nancy Cartwright receives the Hempel Award.
- Sabina Leonelli is awarded the Lakatos Award.
- Gillian Barker receives the PSA Women's Caucus Prize in Feminist Philosophy of Science.
- Saharon Shelah is awarded the 2018 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy.
- Margarethe von Trotta is awarded the Theodor W. Adorno Award.
Publications
Publications:
- February 8 - Michel Foucault, Histoire de la sexualité, IV : Les aveux de la chair (Gallimard)
- February 19 – Tommie Shelby & Brandon Terry (ed.), To Shape a New World: Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Harvard University Press)
- March 4 – T. M. Scanlon, Why Does Inequality Matter? (Oxford University Press)
- May 22 - Errol Morris, The Ashtray (Or the Man Who Denied Reality)
- July 17 - Eugene Thacker, Infinite Resignation: On Pessimism (Repeater)
Deaths
- July 5 - Claude Lanzmann, French philosopher and documentary filmmaker (b. 1925)
- October 10 - Mary Midgley, British moral philosopher (b. 1919)[2]
- October 13 - Fabien Eboussi Boulaga, Cameroonian philosopher (b. 1934)[3]
- October 27 - Denis Miéville, Swiss mathematician and expert on the logic of Stanislaw Lesniewski and natural logic (b. 1946)[4]
- November 2 - Herbert Fingarette, American philosopher (b. 1921)[5]
- November 4 – Bertil Mårtensson, Swedish academic philosopher and writer of crime, fantasy and science fiction (b. 1945)[6]
- November 15 – Adolf Grünbaum, German-American philosopher of science and a critic of psychoanalysis, as well as Karl Popper's philosophy of science (b. 1923)[7]
- December 23 – Sophie Oluwole, Nigerian philosopher (b. 1936)[8][9]
- December 25 – Isaac Levi, John Dewey Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Columbia University (b. 1930)[10]
References
- ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (2018-10-30). "Martha Nussbaum Wins $1 Million Berggruen Prize". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- ^ Weinberg, Justin (11 October 2018). "Mary Midgley (1919-2018)". Daily Nous. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ In Memoriam Fabien Eboussi Boulaga Une Constellation De Simplicité Et D’engagement. (in French)
- ^ Denis Miéville n’est plus (in French)
- ^ Roberts, Sam (15 November 2018). "Herbert Fingarette, Contrarian Philosopher on Alcoholism, Dies at 97". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ Glyer, Mike (5 November 2018). "RIP Bertil Mårtensson (1945-2018)". File 770. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "It is with sadness we report that our colleague, Adolf Grünbaum, died on November 15, 2018". University of Pittsburgh. 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Sophie Oluwole (1936-2018)". Daily Nous. 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ Ohai, Chux (25 December 2018). "Buhari, Tinubu, Ofeimun mourn as Sophie Oluwole dies at 83". The Punch. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "Professor Isaac Levi (1930-2018)". Columbia University Department of Philosophy. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
