1937 in philosophy
# 1937 in philosophy

1937 in philosophy

## Publications

* E. E. Evans-Pritchard, Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande [Note: This work starts the so-called 'rationality debates' in anthropology and philosophy.]
* Talcott Parsons, The Structure of Social Action
* Bernard Shaw, The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism (Pelican Books paperback edition)
* Charles Stevenson, The Emotive Meaning of Ethical Terms

## Births

* January 17 - Alain Badiou
* June 5 - Hélène Cixous
* June 19 - André Glucksmann
* July 3 - Tom Stoppard
* July 4 - Thomas Nagel

## Deaths

* March 6 - Rudolf Otto (born 1869)
* March 15 - H. P. Lovecraft (born 1890)
* April 27 - Antonio Gramsci (born 1891)
* May 28 - Alfred Adler (born 1870)
