1838 in philosophy
'''1838 in philosophy'''
Events
- May 21 - The People's Charter is drawn up in the United Kingdom, demanding universal suffrage
- July 15 - Ralph Waldo Emerson delivers the "Divinity School Address" at Harvard University
- University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy founded
Publications
- Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, De La Création, Essai sur L'Origine et la Progression des Êtres, 1st part
- S. D. Poisson, ''Recherches sur la probabilité des jugements en matière criminelle et en matière civile''
Births
- January 16 - Franz Brentano
- February 16 - Henry Adams
- February 18 - Ernst Mach
- March 14 - Robert Flint
- September 2 - Bhaktivinoda Thakur
- December 20 - Edwin Abbott Abbott