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Events

Publications

Lewis White Beck, Philosophic Inquiry: An Introduction to Philosophy (1952)^[1]
Jacques Maritain, The Range of Reason (1952, original publication?)
Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be (1952)
C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (1952)
Leo Strauss, Persecution and the Art of Writing (1952)
Simone Weil, Gravity and Grace (1952)

Births

March 11 - Douglas Adams (died 2001)
March 12 - André Comte-Sponville
April 1 - Bernard Stiegler
April 9 - Christine Korsgaard
April 9 - Robert Zubrin
April 15 - Avital Ronell
August 8 - Jostein Gaarder
October 27 - Francis Fukuyama
Galen Strawson (unknown)
Manuel de Landa (unknown)

Deaths

May 6 - Maria Montessori (born 1870)
June 1 - John Dewey (born 1859)^[2]^[3]
September 26 - George Santayana (born 1863)^[4]^[5]
November 20 - Benedetto Croce (born 1866)

References

↑ Philosophical inquiry: An Introduction to Philosophy. Beck, Lewis White. Prentice Hall 1952 Lewis White Beck on Google Books
↑ "Dr. John Dewey Dead at 92; Philosopher a Noted Liberal". The New York Times. 2 June 1952. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
↑ Field, Richard. "John Dewey (1859—1952)". The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP). Retrieved 23 January 2013.
↑ Saatkamp, Herman. "George Santayana". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP). Retrieved 23 January 2013.
↑ Caleb Flamm, Matthew. "George Santayana (1863—1952)". The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP). Retrieved 23 January 2013.

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[1] Philosophical inquiry: An Introduction to Philosophy. Beck, Lewis White. Prentice Hall 1952 Lewis White Beck on Google Books

[2] "Dr. John Dewey Dead at 92; Philosopher a Noted Liberal". The New York Times. 2 June 1952. Retrieved 23 January 2013.

[3] Field, Richard. "John Dewey (1859—1952)". The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP). Retrieved 23 January 2013.

[4] Saatkamp, Herman. "George Santayana". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP). Retrieved 23 January 2013.

[5] Caleb Flamm, Matthew. "George Santayana (1863—1952)". The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP). Retrieved 23 January 2013.

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