1964 in philosophy
Events
- Jean-Paul Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, but he declined it, stating that a writer must "refuse to let himself be transformed into an institution, even if this occurs under the most honorable circumstances".
- The Sigmund Freud Prize was inaugurated in 1964.
Publications
- Lon L. Fuller, The Morality of Law (1964)
- Mao Zedong, Quotations from Chairman Mao (1964)
- Herbert Marcuse, One-Dimensional Man (1964)
- Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man (1964)
- Jürgen Moltmann, Theology of Hope (1964)
Births
- December 8 - Richard David Precht
- December 30 - Christof Rapp
Deaths
- March 18 - Norbert Wiener (born 1894)
- April 14 - Rachel Carson (born 1907)
- April 23 - Karl Polanyi (born 1886)
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