1948 in philosophy Quick Facts List of years in philosophy ... List of years in philosophy … 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 … Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Philosophy Science +... vte Close Events January 28 - The Copleston–Russell debate, a debate between Bertrand Russell and Frederick Copleston on the existence of God is broadcast by the BBC in the United Kingdom. December 26 - The first series of Reith Lectures, Bertrand Russell on Authority and the Individual, begins broadcasting by the BBC.[1] Publications Erich Rothacker, Probleme der Kulturanthropologie (in German, not yet translated into English, 1948) Arnold J. Toynbee, Civilization on Trial (1948) Norbert Wiener, Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine (1948) Births February 12 - Ray Kurzweil November 5 - Bernard-Henri Lévy November 30 - Hans Moravec Deaths January 30 - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (born 1869)[2] April 21 - Aldo Leopold (born 1887) References [1]"1940s" (PDF). The BBC Story. BBC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-12-18. Retrieved 2010-06-26. [2]"Mohandas K. Gandhi: The Indian Leader at Home and Abroad". The New York Times. 31 January 1948. Retrieved 23 January 2013. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.