The American Philosophical Association (APA) is the main professional organization for philosophers in the United States. Founded in 1900, its mission is to promote the exchange of ideas among philosophers, to encourage creative and scholarly activity in philosophy, to facilitate the professional work and teaching of philosophers, and to represent philosophy as a discipline. The APA's governance has included Robert Audi, Jaegwon Kim and Ruth Barcan Marcus.
The association has three divisions: Pacific, Central, and Eastern. Each division organizes a large annual conference. The biggest of these is the Eastern Division Meeting, which usually attracts around 2,000 philosophers and takes place in a different East Coast city each December. The Eastern Division Meeting is also the United States' largest recruitment event for philosophy jobs, with numerous universities sending teams to interview candidates for academic posts. The two evening receptions are traditionally referred to as 'smokers,' a carry over from the days in which smoking was common. These events serve the dual purpose of informally continuing interviews and catching up with friends from across the country.
Presidentsedit
The presidency of a division of the American Philosophical Association is considered to be a professional honor.
Recent presidents of the Eastern Division include:
The American Philosophical Association awards several prizes.[1] A prominent example is the American Philosophical Association Book Prize (formerly known as the Matchette Foundation Book Prize, one of the oldest prizes in philosophy). It is awarded biannually to the best book published in the field over a two-year period by a "younger scholar" (defined as someone age 40 or younger at the time of publication or someone who received his or her Ph.D. 10 or fewer years before the time of publication). Awarded for the first time in 2000, the Book Prize is now awarded in odd years, alternating with the Article Prize awarded in even years. The APA Book Prize has been won by such figures as David Kellogg Lewis,[2] Lawrence Sklar,[1]Bas van Fraassen, Michael Friedman, Loran Lomasky, Paul Guyer, John Cooper, Ted Sider, and Michael Smith.[3][4] Another of the most distinguished prizes is the Royce Lectures in the philosophy of mind, awarded to a distinguished philosopher every four years. They have been delivered by Robert Stalnaker, Jerry Fodor, Hilary Putnam, Sydney Shoemaker, Saul Kripke, and Elizabeth Anscombe.[5] Another such prize is the Rockefeller Prize. The Rockefeller Prize ($1000) is awarded every two years for the best unpublished article length work in philosophy by a non-academically affiliated philosopher. The winner's work will be published in the Journal of Value Inquiry at the behest of the winner and the journal.[6]
Other philosophical societiesedit
While the APA serves as the main learned society for philosophy professors in North America, many other philosophy societies have sprung up to serve as venues for philosophers to specialize.[7]
Next to the APA, the second largest philosophic society is the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, which was created in 1962 by American philosophers who were interested in continental philosophy, some of whom were dissatisfied with the analytic approach of the APA.[8] Since then, however, many members of SPEP have participated extensively in the APA and have also served in leadership positions, including Linda Alcoff and Edward S. Casey.
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For the general learned society see American Philosophical Society Not to be confused with the American Psychiatric Association or the American Psychological Association The American Philosophical Association APA is the main professional organization for philosophers in the United States Founded in 1900 its mission is to promote the exchange of ideas among philosophers to encourage creative and scholarly activity in philosophy to facilitate the professional work and teaching of philosophers and to represent philosophy as a discipline The APA s governance has included Robert Audi Jaegwon Kim and Ruth Barcan Marcus American Philosophical AssociationEstablished1900LocationNewark DelawarePresidentChristia Mercer Eastern Julia Driver Central Penelope Maddy Pacific First PresidentMary Whiton CalkinsAffiliationsAmerican Council of Learned Societies National Humanities AllianceWebsitewww wbr apaonline wbr org Contents 1 Activities 2 Presidents 3 Prizes 4 Other philosophical societies 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksActivities editThe association has three divisions Pacific Central and Eastern Each division organizes a large annual conference The biggest of these is the Eastern Division Meeting which usually attracts around 2 000 philosophers and takes place in a different East Coast city each December The Eastern Division Meeting is also the United States largest recruitment event for philosophy jobs with numerous universities sending teams to interview candidates for academic posts The two evening receptions are traditionally referred to as smokers a carry over from the days in which smoking was common These events serve the dual purpose of informally continuing interviews and catching up with friends from across the country Presidents editThe presidency of a division of the American Philosophical Association is considered to be a professional honor Recent presidents of the Eastern Division include Louise Antony Sally Haslanger Linda Martin Alcoff Paul Guyer Edward S Casey Daniel Dennett Virginia Held John Cooper T M Scanlon Stanley Cavell Alexander Nehamas Ernest Sosa Jerry Fodor Seyla Benhabib Kwame Anthony Appiah Christine Korsgaard Robert Nozick Recent presidents of the Central Division include Jennifer Lackey Russ Shafer Landau Julia Driver Jennifer Nagel Charles Mills Valerie Tiberius Linda Zagzebski Elizabeth Anderson Steven Nadler Margaret Atherton Peter Railton Claudia Card Sally Sedgwick Peter van Inwagen James P Sterba Ted Cohen Eleonore Stump Karl Ameriks Stephen Darwall Marcia Baron Allan Gibbard Lawrence Sklar Martha Nussbaum Recent presidents of the Pacific Division include Terence Parsons John Martin Fischer Alison Wylie Calvin Normore Jeffrie Murphy Hubert Dreyfus Richard Wollheim Paul ChurchlandPrizes editThe American Philosophical Association awards several prizes 1 A prominent example is the American Philosophical Association Book Prize formerly known as the Matchette Foundation Book Prize one of the oldest prizes in philosophy It is awarded biannually to the best book published in the field over a two year period by a younger scholar defined as someone age 40 or younger at the time of publication or someone who received his or her Ph D 10 or fewer years before the time of publication Awarded for the first time in 2000 the Book Prize is now awarded in odd years alternating with the Article Prize awarded in even years The APA Book Prize has been won by such figures as David Kellogg Lewis 2 Lawrence Sklar 1 Bas van Fraassen Michael Friedman Loran Lomasky Paul Guyer John Cooper Ted Sider and Michael Smith 3 4 Another of the most distinguished prizes is the Royce Lectures in the philosophy of mind awarded to a distinguished philosopher every four years They have been delivered by Robert Stalnaker Jerry Fodor Hilary Putnam Sydney Shoemaker Saul Kripke and Elizabeth Anscombe 5 Another such prize is the Rockefeller Prize The Rockefeller Prize 1000 is awarded every two years for the best unpublished article length work in philosophy by a non academically affiliated philosopher The winner s work will be published in the Journal of Value Inquiry at the behest of the winner and the journal 6 Other philosophical societies editWhile the APA serves as the main learned society for philosophy professors in North America many other philosophy societies have sprung up to serve as venues for philosophers to specialize 7 Next to the APA the second largest philosophic society is the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy which was created in 1962 by American philosophers who were interested in continental philosophy some of whom were dissatisfied with the analytic approach of the APA 8 Since then however many members of SPEP have participated extensively in the APA and have also served in leadership positions including Linda Alcoff and Edward S Casey See also editBarwise Prize Carus Lectures Indiana Philosophical Association Journal of the American Philosophical Association Journal of the History of PhilosophyReferences edit American Philosophical Association Prizes and Fellowships Princeton Professor David Lewis dies at 60 Michael Smith Brief biography American Philosophical Association Book Prize Royce Lectures in the Philosophy of Mind Rockefeller Prize Archived 2013 09 27 at the Wayback Machine See Wikipedia category philosophical societies Gutting Gary 2012 02 19 Bridging the Analytic Continental Divide The New York Times Retrieved 2012 02 26 External links editOfficial website Official Pacific Division website Official Eastern Division website Chronological list of the presidents of the divisions American Philosophical Association at the Indiana Philosophy Ontology Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American Philosophical Association amp oldid 1182133032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
