2004 in philosophy

Events

• Jürgen Habermas was awarded the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy for his "achievements in social philosophy, in particular establishment of the communicative action theory and discourse ethics, and its application in practical activities for a public-minded ideal society".
• The Holberg Prize was inaugurated in 2004.

Publications

• Harry G. Frankfurt, The Reasons of Love
• Seyla Benhabib, The Rights of Others
• Charles Larmore, The Practices of the Self
• Galen Strawson, Against Narrativity
• James Giles, ''The Nature of Sexual Desire''

Philosophical literature

• Pascal Mercier, ''Night Train to Lisbon''

Deaths

• May 9 - Alan Gewirth
• July 28 - Francis Crick
• October 9 - Jacques Derrida
• December 28 - Susan Sontag