2002 in philosophy

Events

  • The philosophy magazine Think was founded in 2002.
  • In 2002, the first World Philosophy Day was introduced by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to "honour philosophical reflection in the entire world by opening up free and accessible spaces"[1] and "to encourage the peoples of the world to share their philosophical heritage and to open their minds to new ideas, as well as to inspire a public debate between intellectuals and civil society on the challenges confronting our society".[1]

Publications

Deaths

gollark: That's quite slow. I get bored if a program takes more than 5 minutes.
gollark: Please prepare for universe destruction in 60 seconds.
gollark: It is not. I am destroying this universe so that, via the anthropic principle, I will never be wrong.
gollark: Okay, I rechecked, apparently blahȩj are not to be discontinued and it was a mistake by Ikea.
gollark: I am absolutely not an expert, obviously, but still.

References

  1. "World Philosophy Day". United Nations. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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