1988 in philosophy
Events
- Paul Thieme was awarded the 1988 Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy for "he added immensely to our knowledge of Vedic and other classical Indian literature and provided a solid foundation to the study of the history of Indian thought".
- The Indian philosopher and writer Raja Rao was awarded the 1988 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
Publications
- Ernst Mayr, Toward a New Philosophy of Biology (1988)
- Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time (1988)
- Hans Moravec, Mind Children: The Future of Robot and Human Intelligence (1988)
- Jürgen Habermas, Postmetaphysical Thinking (1988)
Deaths
- February 16 - Ye Shengtao (born 1894)
- June 23 - Liang Shuming (born 1893)
- June 26 - Hans Urs von Balthasar (born 1905)
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