1960 in philosophy
Events British Society of Aesthetics founded. Dutch mathematician Hans Freudenthal invents the artificial language Lincos, intended for communication with extraterrestrial intelligence.
Publications Lewis White Beck, A Commentary on Kant's Critique of Practical ReasonA Commentary on Kant's Critique of Practical Reason Beck, Lewis White. The University of Chicago Press, London, 1960, p. v–viii (Foreword) on archive.org
Elias Canetti, Crowds and Power Hans-Georg Gadamer, Truth and Method
Philosophical fiction Raja Rao, The Serpent and the Rope
Births February 27 - Simon Critchley, English philosopher June 25 - Vittorio Hösle, Italian-born German philosopher
Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in philosophy" article: January 4 - Albert Camus, French author and philosopher (born 1913) (automobile accident) February 8 - J. L. Austin, English philosopher of language (born 1911) (lung cancer)
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