1930 in philosophy

This is a timeline of 1930 in philosophy.

Events

Main article: 1930

Publications

• Paul Dirac, The Principles of Quantum Mechanics (1930)

Philosophical literature

• Robert Musil, The Man Without Qualities (1930-1942)

Births

• March 8 – Ernst Tugendhat (died 2023)
• March 12 – Kurt Flasch
• April 9 – Nathaniel Branden (died 2014)
• April 12 – Bryan Magee (died 2019)
• May 3 – Luce Irigaray
• June 13 – Paul Veyne (died 2022)
• July 11 – Harold Bloom (died 2019)
• July 15 – Jacques Derrida (died 2004) ^[1]
• July 19 – Daniel Callahan (died 2019)
• August 1 – Pierre Bourdieu (died 2002)
• September 14 – Allan Bloom (died 1992) ^[2]
• September 28 – Immanuel Wallerstein (died 2019)

Deaths

• January 19 - Frank Ramsey (born 1903)

References

1. "Jacques Derrida". Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved 4 November 2025.
2. "Allan Bloom". Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved 4 November 2025.