1859 in philosophy Publications John Stuart Mill, On Liberty (1859) Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species (1859) [Note: On the Origin of Species is not a philosophical text per se, but is nevertheless listed here for its enormous influence on philosophical thought.]
Births January 13 - Kostis Palamas (died 1943) April 8 - Edmund Husserl (died 1938) October 18 - Henri Bergson (died 1941) October 20 - John Dewey (died 1952)
Deaths April 16 - Alexis de Tocqueville (born 1805) May 6 - Alexander von Humboldt (born 1769)
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