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1956 in philosophy was a year for the publication of a few important works, as well as other events.

Contents

• Events
• Publications
• Births
• Deaths
• References

Events

Publications

• Benjamin Lee Whorf, Language, Thought and Reality (published posthumously in 1956)
• Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving (1956)
• A. J. Ayer, The Problem of Knowledge (1956)

Births

• February 24 - Judith Butler
• Shelly Kagan

Deaths

• January 29 - H. L. Mencken (born 1880)
• July 29 - Ludwig Klages (born 1872)
• October 30 - Pío Baroja (born 1872)

References