1987 in philosophy

1987 in philosophy was an important date for the publication of important works, as well as the death of Joseph Campbell.

Publications

• Paul Feyerabend, Farewell to Reason (1987) ^[1]
• Allan Bloom, The Closing of the American Mind (1987)
• Thomas Nagel, What Does It All Mean? (1987)
• Bruno Latour, Science in Action (1987)
• Alain Finkielkraut, The Defeat of the Mind (1987)
• Jerry Fodor, Psychosemantics (1987)

Deaths

• October 30 - Joseph Campbell (born 1904)

References

1. Pinch, Trevor (May 1989). "Farewell to Reason. Paul Feyerabend". American Journal of Sociology . 94 (6): 1457–1459. doi:10.1086/229174. ISSN   0002-9602.