1838 in philosophy
# 1838 in philosophy

1838 in philosophy

## Events

* May 21 - The People's Charter is drawn up in the United Kingdom, demanding universal suffrage
* July 15 - Ralph Waldo Emerson delivers the "Divinity School Address" at Harvard University
* University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy founded

## Publications

* Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, De La Création, Essai sur L'Origine et la Progression des Êtres, 1st part
* S. D. Poisson, Recherches sur la probabilité des jugements en matière criminelle et en matière civile

## Births

* January 16 - Franz Brentano (died 1917)
* February 16 - Henry Adams (died 1918)
* February 18 - Ernst Mach (died 1916)
* March 14 - Robert Flint (died 1910)
* September 2 - Bhaktivinoda Thakur (died 1914)
* December 20 - Edwin Abbott Abbott (died 1926)

## Deaths

* March 13 - Poul Martin Møller (born 1794)
