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Mission
Recognizing the pluralistic, frequently contested character of American life, the American Philosophies Forum aims: 1) to contribute to the critical development, imaginative growth, and shared understanding of American philosophical traditions;
and, 2) to bring the resources of these multiple philosophies to bear on the reconstruction of contemporary culture and the amelioration of its problems.
Activities
To accomplish these two goals, the American Philosophies Forum sponsors two corresponding activities: 1) a small institute and a larger symposium (in alternating years) for scholars of American thought and culture, as well as publications resulting from these meetings; and, 2) a bi-annual conference (with workshops and policy sessions) that brings scholars and theorists together with government, business, educational, media, science, arts, non-profit, and other local, national, and trans-national community leaders and practitioners.
Next
The 2013 Conference
Topic: The Ineffable: Singularity, Life, and the Limits of Language
Dates: April 4-6, 2013
Location: Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Program
Upcoming
The 2013 Institute
Topic: Philosophy and Its Styles
Dates: July 28-August 2, 2013
Location: Seneca Institute, Rock Stream, New York, USA
Recent Activities
The 2012 Symposium
Topic: The Nature of Justice: Poverty, Development, and the Environment
Dates: April 12-14, 2012
Location: State College, PA, USA
Sponsors: Emory University (USA) and Rock Ethics Institute and Center for Ethics and Religious Affairs, Penn State University (USA)
Program
The 2011 Institute
Topic: Public Philosophy
Dates: July 27-31, 2011
Location: Seneca Institute, Rock Stream, New York, USA
The 2011 Conference
Topic: Cosmopolitanism and Place
Dates: June 2-4, 2011
Location: Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain
Sponsors: Emory University (USA) and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (SPAIN)
Program
The 2010 Symposium
Topic: The Future of Ethics
Dates: April 8-10, 2010
Location: Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Program
The 2009 Institute
Topic: Politics, Communities, and Temperaments
Dates: July 20-25, 2009
Location: Seneca Institute, Rock Stream, New York, USA
The 2009 Conference
Topic: Pragmatism about Democracy and the Media
Dates: April 2-4, 2009
Location: Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Program
The 2008 Symposium
Topic: Words, Bodies, War
Dates: April 3-5, 2008
Location: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Program
Administration
Director
John J. Stuhr
Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and American Studies and
Chair, Department of Philosophy
Emory University (jstuhr@emory.edu)
Advisory Board
Vincent M. Colapietro
Liberal Arts Research Professor of Philosophy
Penn State Universiity (vxc5@psu.edu)
Robert Innis
Professor of Philosophy
University of Massachusetts, Lowell (robert_innis@uml.edu)
John T. Lysaker
Professor of Philosophy
Emory University (jlysake@emory.edu)
Nöelle McAfee
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Emory University (noelle_mcafee@mac.com)
José M. Medina
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Vanderbilt University (jose.m.medina@vanderbilt.edu)
Eduardo Mendieta
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the
Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center
State University of New York, Stony Brook (Eduardo.Mendieta@stonybrook.edu)
Charles E. Scott
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
Vanderbilt University (charles.e.scott@vanderbilt.edu)
Richard Shusterman
The Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar Chair in the Humanities,
Professor of Philosophy, and Director of the Center for Body, Mind, and Culture
Florida Atlantic University (shuster1@fau.edu)
Paul Taylor
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Pennsylvania State University (pct2@psu.edu)
Rosemarie Tong
Distinguished Professor in Health Care Ethics
University of North Carolina, Charlotte (rotong@uncc.edu)
Nancy Tuana
DuPont/Class of 1949 Professor of Philosophy and Director, Rock Ethics Institute
Penn State University (ntuana@psu.edu)
Cynthia Willett
Professor of Philosophy
Emory University (cynthia.willett@emory.edu)
Persons interested in receiving announcements, further information, and arrangement details for APF conferences, symposia, institutes, and publications are invited to become Associates of the American Philosophies Forum by e-mailing name, address (and institutional affiliation, if any), and e-mail address to:
americanphilosophiesforum@gmail.com
(Note that the American Philosophies Forum is not an academic “society.” There are no membership dues, event registration fees, business meetings, or similar bureaucratic structures.)
Persons interested in developing ideas or pursuing particular projects through, in association with, or linked to the American Philosophies Forum are encouraged to contact the Director or any member of the Advisory Board.
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