1931 in philosophy

Last updated November 02, 2025

1931 in philosophy was a critical year for the publication of a number of important works.

Events

Publications

Kurt Gödel, On Formally Undecidable Propositions of Principia Mathematica and Related Systems (1931)

Births

April 16 - Leo Bersani (died 2022)
May 19 - Alfred Schmidt (died 2012)^[1]
June 3 - John Norman
August 4 - Paul Avrich (died 2006)
August 8 - Roger Penrose
September 3 - Samir Amin (died 2018)
September 29 - Sydney Shoemaker (died 2022)
October 4 - Richard Rorty (died 2007)
November 5 - Charles Taylor ^[2]
December 11 - Ronald Dworkin (died 2013)
December 28 - Guy Debord (died 1994)

Deaths

April 10 - Kahlil Gibran (born 1883)
April 26 - George Herbert Mead (born 1863)

References

↑ "Alfred Schmidt". The Times . October 10, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
↑ "Charles Taylor". Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved November 1, 2025.

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[1] "Alfred Schmidt". The Times . October 10, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2025.

[2] "Charles Taylor". Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved November 1, 2025.

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