1992 in philosophy

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Events

Karl Popper awarded the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy for "symbolizing the open spirit of the 20th century"^[1] and for his "enormous influence on the formation of the modern intellectual climate".^[1]
Günther Anders awarded the Sigmund Freud Prize.^[2]
Anthropologist Robin Dunbar proposes Dunbar's number.^[3]
Café philosophique founded by Marc Sautet in Paris.
Robert L. Holmes is appointed as President of the Concerned Philosophers for Peace.^[4]

Publications

Births

Deaths

January 16 - Ajahn Chah (born 1918)
January 29 - Franciszek Indan Pykna (born 1913)
February 27 - Algirdas Julien Greimas (born 1917)
March 23 - Friedrich Hayek (born 1899)
April 1 - Aous Shakra (born 1908)
April 6 - Hywel Lewis (born 1910)
August 5 - Juan David García Bacca (born 1901)
August 29 - Félix Guattari (born 1930)
October 2 - Bogdan Suchodolski (born 1903)
October 7 - Allan Bloom (born 1930)
October 15 - Oliver Franks, Baron Franks (born 1905)
October 27 - David Bohm (born 1917)
October 29 - Louis Marin (born 1931)
November 27 - F. S. C. Northrop (born 1893)
December 12 - Suzanne Lilar (born 1901)
December 17 - Günther Anders (born 1902)
December 19 - H. L. A. Hart (born 1907)
Chen Chung-hwan
Guy Sircello

References

1 2 "Karl Raimund Popper". Inamori Foundation. Archived from the original on 2013-05-23. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
↑ "Sigmund-Freud-Preis". Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
↑ Dunbar, R. I. M. (1992). "Neocortex size as a constraint on group size in primates". Journal of Human Evolution. 22 (6): 469–493. doi: 10.1016/0047-2484(92)90081-J .
↑ Concerned Philosophers for Peace - Appendix B: Officers of CPP - Presidents on peacephilosophy.org

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[Karl_Raimund_Popper-1] 1 2 "Karl Raimund Popper". Inamori Foundation. Archived from the original on 2013-05-23. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

[2] "Sigmund-Freud-Preis". Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

[3] Dunbar, R. I. M. (1992). "Neocortex size as a constraint on group size in primates". Journal of Human Evolution. 22 (6): 469–493. doi: 10.1016/0047-2484(92)90081-J .

[4] Concerned Philosophers for Peace - Appendix B: Officers of CPP - Presidents on peacephilosophy.org

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