1927 in philosophy
# 1927 in philosophy

1927 in philosophy

## Events

* Henri Bergson was awarded the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of his rich and vitalizing ideas and the brilliant skill with which they have been presented".

## Publications

* Bertrand Russell, Why I Am Not a Christian (1927)
* George Sarton, Introduction to the History of Science (1927-1948)
* Carl Schmitt, The Concept of the Political (1927)
* Martin Heidegger, Being and Time (1927)

## Births

* February 24 - Ernst Sieber, Swiss pastor (died 2018)
* May 5 - Robert Spaemann, German Catholic philosopher (died 2018)
* May 7 - Joseph Agassi, Israeli philosopher (died 2023)
* September 4 - John McCarthy, American pioneer of Artificial Intelligence (died 2011)
* September 23 - Klaus Heinrich, German philosopher of religion (died 2020)
* October 23 - Leszek Kołakowski, Polish philosopher (died 2009)
* October 31 - Edmund Gettier, American philosopher (died 2020)
* December 20 - David Markson, American experimental novelist (died 2010)

## Deaths

* March 31 - Kang Youwei (born 1858)
