Concept
American Philosophical Association
Overview
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.
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Philosophers who discussed American Philosophical Association
- Linda Zagzebski
- Paul Carus
- Harry Frankfurt
- John Dewey
- Peter van Inwagen
- Jaakko Hintikka
- Tibor Machan
- Christine Korsgaard
- Wesley C. Salmon
- Noam Chomsky
- Judith Jarvis Thomson
- Keith Lehrer
- Nancy Fraser
- Jaegwon Kim
- Robert Nozick
- Philip Kitcher
- Ralph Barton Perry
- William Alston
- Elliott Sober
- Ayn Rand
- Ruth Barcan Marcus
- Lewis White Beck
- David Lewis (philosopher)
- Richard McKeon
Related ideas
- Kwame Anthony Appiah
- Philosophy
- Bas van Fraassen
- Analytic philosophy
- Christine Korsgaard
- Jaegwon Kim
- Robert Nozick
- The New York Times
- Continental philosophy
- United States
- Ruth Barcan Marcus
- Lewis White Beck
- David Lewis (philosopher)
- T. M. Scanlon
- Robert Stalnaker
- Ernest Sosa
- Jerry Fodor
- Saul Kripke
- Robert Audi
- Paul Guyer
- G. E. M. Anscombe
- Alasdair MacIntyre
- Hilary Putnam
- Daniel Dennett
Place in the tradition
Part of Africana philosophy.
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