Professional Resources - Behavioral Sciences, cont'd.
Philosophy, cont'd

Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA)
http://www.acpcpa.ca/
Professional society for teachers and students of philosophy in Canada. The CPA Bulletin, the journal Dialogue, and online forums to facilitate communication among philosophers.

Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs
http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/
An independent nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to research and education at the nexus of ethics and international affairs. Site provides articles, transcripts and conference reports on the ethical dimensions of different aspects in international affairs.

Center for the Study of the Great Ideas
http://www.thegreatideas.org/
Founded by Mortimer Adler and Max Weismann. Dedicated to the proposition that "Philosophy is everybody's business."

Dallas Philosopher's Forum
http://www.philosophersforum.org/
The Dallas Philosopher's Forum is a lecture series, located in the Dallas (Texas) Metroplex, dedicated to bringing philosophy to an interested and educated audience.

Foundation for Intercultural Philosophy and Art
http://home.concepts-ict.nl/~kimmerle/frameintercultural.communication.htm
Exhibition and publication of art and texts. Departs from the thesis that, in philosophy and art, intercultural communication can occur on the level of equality.

Guide to Philosophy on the Internet: Associations, by Peter Suber
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/gpi/ass.htm
A comprehensive collection of online philosophy resources. Well-organized, easy to navigate, regularly updated.

Institute for Axiological Research / Institut für Axiologische Forschungen
http://www.iaf.ac.at/
Axiology - philosophical and interdisciplinary Value Inquiry with following priorities: 1) classical and contemporary theories on values, 2) values in sex-gender context, 3) hermeneutics of religion and culture, 4) actual transformations: identity, democracy, globalisation and justice, 5) praxis and values.

International Association for Critical Realism
http://www.criticalrealism.demon.co.uk/iacr/
The IACR was established in 1997 with the basic objective of serving as a networking and facilitating resource for anyone broadly sympathetic to, or concerned with, realist philosophy and social theory.

Limerick Philosophical Society
http://uk.geocities.com/limerickphilos/
Information on forthcoming lectures, and copies of previous society lectures. Links to other philosophy sites.

New Acropolis Cultural Association
http://www.newacropolis.org/
A nonprofit educational organization that offers seminars, classes, books and magazines on philosophy, metaphysics, the classics, mythology and ancient civilizations.

Philosophical Organizations
http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/MainOrgs.aspx
Directory of links to philosophy-related organizations, including societies, institutes, associations, and centers, by subject or alphabetical, from Epistemelinks.

Self-Discovery Portal
http://www.selfdiscoveryportal.com/
Multi-site portal to Philosophical Self-Inquiry Discussion Group and information on systems of maximum self-realization including Advaita Vedanta, the Albigen System, Ch'an, Taoism and Zen.

Society for Exact Philosophy (SEP)
http://web.phil.ufl.edu/SEP/
Meets annually, alternating between Canada and the U.S., to provide sustained discussion among researchers who believe that rigorous methods have a place in philosophical investigations.

Society for Philosophical Inquiry
http://www.philosophicalpractice.com/
Dedicated to dusting off and resuscitating philosophical inquiry, wresting philosophy from the confines of academia and giving it back to the people.

Society for Philosophy in the Contemporary World
http://www.phil.stmarytx.edu/SPCWhm/
Committed to the application of philosophy to understanding and solving contemporary social problems broadly conceived.

Society of Christian Philosophers
http://www.siu.edu/~scp/
Association composed of professional philosophers who embrace the Christian faith.

South Carolina Society for Philosophy (SCSP)
http://www.cla.sc.edu/phil/scsp/
Calls for papers, conference programs, history of the Society, and a list of South Carolina philosophy programs.

The Canadian Society for the Study of Practical Ethics (CSSPE)
http://www.csspe.ca/
English language web site of Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éthique appliquée (SCEEA); provides society news and history, membership information, and meeting notices.

The Difference Site
http://www.dif-ferance.org/
Provides an opportunity to discuss and write about difference, with links to various difference-related resources.

The Philosophical Society of England
http://www.philsoc.co.uk/
Chartered "to promote the study of practical philosophy among the general public", unconfined to the university system.

The Portcullis Institute
http://www.portcullis.org/
The Portcullis Institute supports projects and initiatives seeking underlying self-organizing factor(s) that could prove to be at the heart of societal issues.

The Radical Academy
http://radicalacademy.com/
Resource center, newsletter, and forum for the discussion of traditional philosophical questions, as seen through the eyes of a philosophical realism fundamentally grounded on the judgments of "common sense, critically examined."

The Society for Women's Advancement in Philosophy (SWAP)
http://www.swapusa.org/
A graduate student organization dedicated to promoting women in the field of philosophy.

The Stoic Foundation
http://www.btinternet.com/~k.h.s/stoic-foundation.htm
Advice, support, discussion group, and a correspondence course in practical Stoicism as a route to personal tranquillity.

The Virginia Philosophical Association (VPA)
http://www.phil.vt.edu/new/vpa/vpa.html
Holds annual meetings to promote philosophy and philosophical discussion among faculty or graduate students in philosophy or those with equivalent competence.

UNESCO: Philosophy at UNESCO
http://www.unesco.org/philosophy/
UNESCO pursues its work in the field of intercultural philosophy, including studies of cultural difference and cultural dialogue, and publications bringing together an arrays of views on philosophical and ethical themes.


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