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Organizations
Here you will find annotated links to philosophical
organizations, philosophy societies, philosophy associations, and other
philosophy related interest groups.
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The CAMUS STUDIES ASSOCIATION is the North-American
branch of the SOCIÉTÉ DES ÉTUDES CAMUSIENNES (for details, see SocEtCam.htm).
Its purpose is to facilitate worldwide communication and research
on the life and work of Albert Camus (1913-1960). To this end, the
CAMUS STUDIES ASSOCIATION disseminates the quarterly Bulletin de
la Société des Études Camusiennes, information on forthcoming
events, and lists of recently published articles and books.
Occasionally, the Association will sponsor special sessions on
Camus at regional or national professional meetings.
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Date of founding: 1979 Purpose: The study of major
authors and themes in philosophy, particularly those found in the
work of Jacques
Maritain. Activities: There are two meetings each year. There
is a symposium on a general theme in philosophy, organized in
association with the Congress of
the Humanities and the Social Sciences and usually held at the
beginning of June each year. There is also a meeting in the fall
of each year, devoted to an aspect of Maritain's work. Conferences
and symposia take place in French and English.
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The Canadian Philosophical Association is a learned
society made up principally of teachers and students of
philosophy. This Web site is devoted to the dissemination of
information about the CPA and professional philosophical activity
in Canada.
The CPA Bulletin, the journal Dialogue,and the
CPA Web site are all publications
of the CPA. In addition, the Association organizes an annual
congress for its membership. The call for papers and the
CPA program for the congress are posted at this site as soon as
they become available.
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The primary purpose of the Canadian SCP is to
provide a forum for discussion and exchange on topics in
philosophy and religion--especially where these two disciplines
meet. Like the Society of Christian Philosophers in the United
States, the Canadian Society is ecumenical in composition with
respect to Christian denomination, theological perspective and
philosophical orientation. Participation in its meetings has,
however, always been open to those who do not share its Christian
commitment.
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CSCSI/SCEIO exists as a special interest group of
CIPS for the promotion of interest and activity in AI. Under this
banner CSCSI/SCEIO conducts workshops and a fully refereed
national conference every two years. It also publishes a magazine,
Canadian
AI/IA au Canada Magazine, and sponsors the journal
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The CSHPM, founded in 1974, promotes research and
teaching in the history and philosophy of mathematics. The History
and Pedagogy of Mathematics Newsletter is distributed free of
charge from this site, in WordPerfect format. Two official
journals, Historia
Mathematica and Philosophia
Mathematica, are available to Society members at a reduced
rate. These journals publish research of high quality in their
respective fields and are international in scope.
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CSHPS membership is open to anyone with an interest
in the history and philosophy of the sciences and costs CAN $25.00
per year. Membership inquiries should be sent to the Secretary
Treasurer at the address given below.
Members receive Communiqué which is the
newsletter of the Canadian Societyfor History and Philosophy of
Science (CSHPS). The newsletter is published 2 or 3 times a year
and provides CSHPS members with information about the activities
of the Society and its members.
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A nonpartisan, nonsectarian organization dedicated
to research and education at the intersection of ethics and
international affairs. Programs and publications provoke
thinking and dialogue about the urgent and complex ethical
dilemmas involved in international decision making. Policymakers,
researchers, educators, students, and the general public draw upon
the Council’s resources to explore the connections between moral
commitments and political reality and to put their understanding
into practice in their public lives.
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A thinker who is situated within the Western
tradition must say with Edmund Husserl, "How can we avoid it
...we are the functionaries of humanity." The Center for
Advanced Research in Phenomenology, Inc. accepts this
responsibility and seeks actively to further the effort it
entails. Husserl also valued the mutual respect and support to be
derived from philosophers, scholars, and scientists working
together in a community of common ideals and purposes. The Center
uses all means to foster, extend, and deepen phenomenology and
kindred continental thought in philosophy, the social sciences,
and the humanities wherever it can.
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A research and development environment, closely
associated with the CMU philosophy department, that focuses on
teaching people practical methods for analyzing and responding to
real ethical problems.
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The Radical Academy is an analysis of the human
condition as seen through the eyes of an authentic classical
philosophic realism fundamentally grounded on the judgments of
common sense,
critically examined and expanded. The Academy
discusses traditional philosophical, moral, and religious
questions; contemporary political, social, and cultural problems
and policies; current scientific and technological issues and
speculations; challenges to the "conventional" wisdom,
"popular" ideologies, and "accepted" paradigms
of our culture; and the application of common sense realistic
principles to all human affairs.
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The Center for Bioethics is an interdisciplinary,
interprofessional unit of the University
of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia.
The University of Pennsylvania
is a private institution of higher learning and the nation's
oldest university, founded in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin. The
Center's mission is to advance scholarly and public understanding
of ethical, legal, social and public policy issues in health care.
Center faculty conduct research on key issues in bioethics, and
are especially concerned with ethical issues in genetics,
pediatrics, critical care, health policy, human experimentation
and long-term care.
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The Center was established in 1985 in response to
student and faculty interests and the growth of medical
technology. The mission of the University of Minnesota's Center
for Bioethics is to advance and disseminate knowledge concerning
ethical issues in health care and the life sciences. The
Center sponsors Publications.
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The Center aims to aid in the study of Buddhism. It
will put in touch experts and scholars at and outside the
university for promoting in-depth inquiry into the specific
properties, historical development, values, and modern
interpretations of Buddhism. The Center sponsors Journals.
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The Center for Clinical Ethics and Humanities in
Health Care is an interdisciplinary academic
center of the University at
Buffalo. The Center draws upon a wide range of individuals
from the School of
Medicine and Biomedical Sciences as well as various health
care and academic institutions in the Buffalo
N.Y. area.
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The Center includes a Library:
A collection of our Critical Thinking articles focused on the
background and theory of critical thinking, a list of Resources
containing guidelines and lessons for integrating critical
thinking into the curriculum, and a section on Events,
information on critical thinking seminars, academies, inservices,
and summer conferences.
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The Center for Dewey Studies at Southern Illinois
University at Carbondale was established in 1961 as the
"Dewey Project." In the course of collecting and editing
Dewey's works, the Center amassed a wealth of source materials for
the study of America's quintessential philosopher-educator, John
Dewey. By virtue of its publications and research, the Center has
become the international focal point for research on Dewey's life
and work. Its location at the University makes it possible for
visitors to take advantage of the resources and professional
expertise of the faculty and staff of the Department of
Philosophy, the College of Education, Special Collections in
Morris Library, and the Southern Illinois University Press.
The Center sponsors Publications.
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The Center for Environmental Philosophy was created
by the board of directors of Environmental Philosophy, Inc., a
nonprofit corporation of the State of New Mexico. It is the
product of a number of activities begun with the creation of the
journal Environmental
Ethics.
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The CENTER FOR GLOBAL ETHICS coordinates the work
of thinkers, scholars and activists from around the world, who are
working to define, implement and promote policies of responsible
global citizenship. As profoundly interconnected members of a
global community, we recognize the need to develop and advance the
acceptance of a viable and sustainable Global Ethic.
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The Center coordinates a program combining the
resources of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies and of
a wide variety of participating departments and programs in the
University of Toronto. The Center also sponsors several major
research projects and scholars, six publications series and a
graduate student journal, a medieval drama group, and a medieval
music group. The result is a large interactive community of
professionals employed in many areas of Medieval Studies.
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Center for the Philosophy of Nature and Science
Studies (in Danish: Center for Naturfilosofi og Videnskabsstudier,
CNV) involves a small group of scientists, philosophers of science
and researchers engaged in the interdisciplinary field denominated
here as philosophy of nature and science studies, including
history, philosophy and sociology of science.
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The Center for Philosophy of Science exists to
promote scholarship and research, to encourage scholarly
exchanges, and to foster publications in the philosophy of science
as well as in philosophically informed history of science and
related fields. The Center is dedicated to bridging the gulf
between the sciences and the humanities, and to helping to develop
and disseminate a philosophical understanding and appreciation of
the sciences. The Center pursues its mission not only locally and
regionally, but also nationally and internationally. Like other
centers at the University of Pittsburgh, the Center for Philosophy
of Science is a unit for research rather than teaching.
Nevertheless, through its many undertakings and initiatives, the
Center substantially enriches the graduate programs in the
Department of History and Philosophy of Science and in the
Department of Philosophy. Some of these Center activities also
enrich the undergraduate programs of the University, especially
undergraduate honors programs.
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The Center for Process Studies contributes to the
development of a new cultural paradigm influenced by a relational
worldview. As a resource for scholars and other professionals the
Center coordinates multidisciplinary and trans-disciplinary
research on pressing issues, seeking to avoid the inertia and
limitations of segregated university disciplines. Where other new
paradigm institutes focus on singular issues--like ecology,
agriculture, feminism, race and class, decentralized political
economic theory, or appropriate technology--a typical process
focus is to integrate these issues through a non-dualistic
worldview applicable to a wide range of problems. A process
procedure of mutual transformation of perspectives uniquely
integrates science, religion, ethics, and aesthetics, generating a
wider perspective that includes feminist, ecological, political,
economic and other issues into a unity that takes account of
issues beyond immediate concern for itself.
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The Center for Professional and Applied Ethics
purpose is:
 | To identify, define, and analyze ethical
questions, problems, or dilemmas in the areas of business,
law, health care, sports, technology, the media, social
sciences, public administration, public policy formation, and
the environment;
| To be informed about major ethical theories
and to discover valid principles of moral reasoning;
| To critically and carefully apply these
principles to concrete cases;
| To stimulate moral imagination and to develop
moral judgment leading to an awareness of and sensitivity to
the needs and interests of others;
| To cultivate an attitude of’ moral
obligation and personal responsibility in pursuing careers in
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The Center for Research on Concepts and Cognition
is an interdisciplinary center for research in cognitive science,
directed by Douglas
Hofstadter. CRCC is affiliated with the Cognitive
Science Program at IU, and has close ties with the Computer
Science Department. CRCC research focuses mainly on emergent
computational models of creative analogical thinking and its
subcognitive substrate -- namely, fluid concepts. Several computer
programs modeling the interplay between concepts and perception in
the course of analogy-making have been developed; these include
the Copycat
and Tabletop programs. The Letter
Spirit project, modeling the perception and creation of style
in the world of letterforms, is currently in the developmental
stages. The group also conducts research (mostly
non-computational) in a number of other areas of cognitive
science, including error-making, creative translation, scientific
discovery, musical composition, the comprehension and invention of
jokes, the nature of sexist language and default imagery,
philosophy of mind, and foundations of artificial intelligence.
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The Center for the Study of Ethics in the
Professions was established in 1976 to promote research and
teaching on practical moral problems in the professions. The first
interdisciplinary center for ethics to focus on the professions,
CSEP continues to be one of the nation's leading centers for
practical and professional ethics. It is known for its work on
ethics in engineering and science and in related areas of
business.
CSEP promotes innovative teaching. It generated
professional ethics courses at IIT and assists faculty at other
universities to prepare for teaching professional ethics and to
develop courses and programs. CSEP's Ethics Across the Curriculum
project, supported by a grant from the National Science
Foundation, prepares instructors to integrate ethics in ordinary
courses. The project includes workshops for IIT faculty,
professional society representatives concerned with continuing
education, and faculty from other institutions.
The Center sponsors Publications.
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