2004 in philosophy
Events
- Jürgen Habermas was awarded the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy for his "achievements in social philosophy, in particular [the] establishment of the communicative action theory and discourse ethics, and its application in practical activities for a public-minded ideal society".
- The Holberg Prize was inaugurated in 2004.
Publications
- Harry G. Frankfurt, The Reasons of Love (2004)
- >Seyla Benhabib, The Rights of Others (2004)
- Charles Larmore, The Practices of the Self (2004)
- Galen Strawson, Against Narrativity (2004)
- James Giles, The Nature of Sexual Desire (2004)
Philosophical literature
- Pascal Mercier, Night Train to Lisbon (2004)
Deaths
- Alan Gewirth (May 9)
- Francis Crick (July 28)
- Jacques Derrida (October 9)
- Susan Sontag (December 28)