1983 in philosophy saw the publication of several important works and the deaths of a few notable philosophers.
Publications Keiji Nishitani, Religion and Nothingness Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities Vilém Flusser, Towards a Philosophy of Photography John Searle, Intentionality: An Essay in the Philosophy of Mind Peter Sloterdijk, Critique of Cynical Reason
Deaths July 1 - Buckminster Fuller (born 1895) October 17 - Raymond Aron (born 1905) December 21 - Paul de Man (born 1919)
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