1959 in philosophy

Events

Publications

• Ernest Gellner, Words and Things (1959)
• C. P. Snow, The Two Cultures (1959)
• Norman O. Brown, Life Against Death (1959)
• P. F. Strawson, Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics (1959)
• Erving Goffman, The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (1959)

Births

• January 1 - Michel Onfray
• May 20 - Konrad Ott

Deaths