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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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Gay and Lesbian Atheists and Humanists is an
organization with four main goals:
- Support equal rights for lesbians, gays, and
bisexuals.
- Educate people about atheism and humanism.
- Support separation of church and state.
- Provide freethinkers with opportunities to
get to know each other.
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The German Society for Analytic Philosophy
("GAP") aims at promoting analytic philosophy,
especially in German-speaking countries. This is accomplished by
exchange of information, by coordination and advice in research
projects, by assistance in promoting research, by support of
scientific talent and, particularly by organizing scientific
meetings and congresses.
GAP provides a European platform of communication for analytic
philosophy in German language. GAP is committed to further the
visibility of the growing variety of analytic positions and to
promote the international philosophical exchange with a special
emphasis on including Central and Eastern Europe.
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The meeting of different cultures, religions and
philosophies calls for an intensive and qualified discourse on the
part of all concerned. The purpose of the SIP is the study of
philosophy from a cultural and intercultural point of view beyond
any centrisms, whether European, Asian, African or Latin American.
Furthermore the society promotes intercultural understanding by
way of a philosophy that seeks to be both: a way of thought as
well as a way of life.
In order to achieve this goal, the SIP is guided
by the attitude that the philosophia perennis is the exclusive
possession of no one. The society proclaims as its motto: a desire
to understand and a desire to be understood are the two faces of
the same hermeneutic coin. The society rejects the fiction
(intellectually oriented by the philosophy of identity) of
cultures, philosophies and religions to be totally commensurable.
Just as much, the SIP is against the overstated thesis of
dissimilarity. Instead, the society affirms, seeks and finds
overlappings which make communication possible in the first place.
The otherness of the other is attainable without reducing or
neglecting it. The modern/postmodern debate, thus loses its sting.
Interculturality neither means representation of
any one particular culture nor a syncretism of cultures and
philosophies. Intercultural philosophy has nothing to do with a
ravingly romantic interest of the dilettante for things
Non-European. And then, intercultural philosophy is not merely a
reaction nor a remedial measure considering the de facto
pluralistic situation of philosophical conventions in today's
world context.
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If the world is to maximize the incredibly creative
power released by the cross-pollinating interaction of massive
world-wide developments that are bringing about the "global
village," and at the same time minimize the potentially
destructive forces of these very developments, humankind must
quickly and consciously turn its attention and energies to
developing and promoting, on all levels, authentic dialogue. It is
to that end that first the INSTITUTE FOR INTERRELIGIOUS,
INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE (IIID) and subsequently the GLOBAL DIALOGUE
INSTITUTE (GDI) were founded. The purpose of the GDI is to
promote dialogue in the broadest sense among individuals and
groups of different religions and cultures, focusing especially
though not exclusively on the "opinion-shapers" of
society, e.g., scholars, professionals, and institutional &
business leaders. In this website you will find references to the
ongoing projects supported by the GLOBAL DIALOGUE INSTITUTE in
working toward these aims.
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As of its constitution in February 1994, and
according to its statutes, the scientific association Gruppe Phänomenologie
wants to advance and critically develop phenomenology and its
impulses. The term "Gruppe" (group/section) denotes an
association of young researchers (women and men who might or might
not be situated in the academic field) interested in
phenomenology. With reference to a specific reading of
phenomenology developed in Germany over the last decades (Waldenfels),
the Gruppe Phänomenologie wants to establish a platform
that caters to a demand for critical discussions in Austria.
Besides German and French phenomenology, we also want to deal with
phenomenology as it has developed in other countries, non-European
and European. In addition to the historical dimensions of
phenomenology, current issues and debates will also be attended
to. In order to promote a multiplicity of different positions,
approaches and disciplines inside and outside philosophy,
constitutive for phenomenology as a discipline,
interdisciplinarity is going to be of primary interest.
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The Hegel Society of America is a learned society,
founded in 1968, whose goal is to promote the study of the
philosophy of Hegel and Hegelianism, its place within the history
of thought, and its relation to social, political, and cultural
movements since his time.
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The History of Economics Society was formally
established and held its first official annual meeting in May 1974
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (after a 1973
exploratory meeting in Chicago). At that time the group was a very
small one, but it established as its purposes:
- To promote interest in and inquiry into the
history of economics and related parts of intellectual
history;
- To facilitate communication and discourse
among scholars working in the field of the history of
economics; and
- To disseminate knowledge about the history of
economics.
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The History of Science Society is the world's
largest society dedicated to understanding science, technology,
medicine, and their interactions with society in their historical
context. Founded over sixty-five years ago, it is the oldest such
society. Through its publications and other activities, the
Society provides scholars, decisions makers and the public with
historical perspectives on science policy and on the potentials,
achievements, and the limitations of basic and applied science.
Anyone may join the History of Science Society.
It has members in university, college, and high-school,
departments of history and science, in museums of science and
technology, in government agencies, in archives, libraries, and
foundations, in the medical, scientific, and engineering
professions, and among interested amateurs. In recent years the
Society has grown at the healthy rate of 10 percent a year, and
today it is both a learned society and a professional association
serving over 4,000 individual members and institutions around the
world.
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The Humanist Association of Canada:
Holds that human reason is our only source of
knowledge Rejects dogma, mysticism and reliance on authority
Encourages a rational morality, human self-determination and a
reasoned, compassionate approach to human needs Addresses Canadian
humanists concerns such as human rights, freedom of conscience,
world peace Maintains affiliation with IHEU, the International
Humanist and Ethical Union Supports, through IHEU, the work of the
International Commissioner of Human Rights Publishes a newsletter
for its members Sponsors an Annual General Meeting and Conference.
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Aims: To promote a Humanist approach to personal living and society
in New Zealand To facilitate Humanist fellowship, communication and
action in New Zealand To promote an open democratic society allowing
the fullest development of the human potential of all its members, as
individuals and as groups within the larger community To promote
Humanism as a way forward for human beings of all cultures in our increasingly
interdependent world to be able to work together to save our planet Earth.
Contact:
Humanist Society of New Zealand incorporated
P.O.Box 3372, Wellington
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The Hume Society invites all persons interested in
the philosophy and writings of David Hume to become a member.
Founded in 1974, the Hume Society is an
international organization with approximately 600 members around
the world. The purpose of the Society is to stimulate scholarship
on all aspects of Hume's writings.
The Society holds regular meetings, called
"Hume Conferences," at least once every two years, group
meetings at the Canadian Philosophical Association meetings and
the Eastern, Central and Pacific Division meetings of the American
Philosophical Association, and special meetings held either
independently or jointly sponsored with another society.
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Technically maintained by the Department
of History and Philosophy of Science, Eötvös University,
Budapest. The Association sponsors The
Leiter Report.
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