1902 in philosophy
# 1902 in philosophy

1902 in philosophy

## Events

* The 1902 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Theodor Mommsen, "the greatest living master of the art of historical writing, with special reference to his monumental work, A history of Rome".

## Publications

* Pierre-Simon Laplace, A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities (English translation: 1902)
* William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902)
* Benedetto Croce, Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic (1902)
* Peter Kropotkin, Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution (1902)

## Births

* July 28 - Karl Popper (died 1994)
* December 28 - Mortimer J. Adler (died 2001)
