1936 in philosophy

1936 in philosophy was a critical year for the publication of a number of important works.

Events

Publications

• Jacques Maritain, Integral Humanism (1936)
• John Maynard Keynes, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936)
• Walter Benjamin, The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (1936)
• Jean Piaget, The Origin of Intelligence in the Child (1936)
• A. J. Ayer, Language, Truth, and Logic (1936)
• Alan Watts, The Spirit of Zen (1936)

Births

• January 31 – Michel Hulin
• February 18 - Ian Hacking (died 2023)
• August 26 - Benedict Anderson (died 2015)
• November 28 - Carol Gilligan

Deaths

• April 9 - Ferdinand Tönnies (born 1855)
• May 8 - Oswald Spengler (born 1880)
• June 12 - Karl Kraus (born 1874)
• June 14 - G. K. Chesterton (born 1874)
• June 22 - Moritz Schlick (born 1882)
• July 25 - Heinrich Rickert (born 1863)
• December 31 - Miguel de Unamuno (born 1864)

References