1960 in philosophy

'''1960 in philosophy'''

Events

British Society of Aesthetics founded.
Dutch mathematician Hans Freudenthal invents the artificial language Lincos, intended for communication with extraterrestrial intelligence.

Publications

Lewis White Beck, A Commentary on Kant's Critique of Practical Reason
Elias Canetti, Crowds and Power
Hans-Georg Gadamer, ''Truth and Method''

[Philosophical fiction]

Raja Rao, ''The Serpent and the Rope''

Births

February 27 - Simon Critchley, English philosopher
June 25 - Vittorio Hösle, Italian-born German philosopher

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding " in philosophy" article:

January 4 - Albert Camus, French author and philosopher
February 8 - J. L. Austin, English philosopher of language