LibGuides: Philosophy: Associations

Scholarly Associations & Societies

Scholars always undertake research with an eye to a wider community of readers and writers. The following is a small selection of Canadian associations and societies in the humanities that exist to help scholars connect with one another. Associations and societies of this kind typically publish a newsletter or journal and also meet annually for conferences to provide a forum for academics and graduate students to share their research in the form of scholarly presentations and papers.

Canadian Philosophical Association
The Canadian Philosophical Association was founded in 1958 to promote philosophical scholarship and education across Canada, and to represent the interests of the profession in public forums. To these ends, it organizes scholarly meetings at annual gatherings sponsored by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, publishes a Bulletin and a quarterly journal Dialogue.
Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science
CSHPS/SCHPS is a Canadian forum bringing together historians, philosophers, sociologists, and a wide range of interdisciplinary scholars interested in exploring all aspects of science, past and present. Its newsletter is the Communiqué and its annual conference takes place within the Congress of Social Sciences and Humanities.
American Philosophical Association
The American Philosophical Association was founded in 1900 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. Today it is one of the largest organisations of its kind in the world.
British Philosophical Association
The BPA was established in 2003, and its aim is to promote and foster the teaching and study of, and research in Philosophy in the United Kingdom, within higher education and also within the wider community.

Philosophy Departments

Philosophy Department at York University
Homepage of the York University Department of Philosophy.
York University Graduate Students' Association
York University's Graduate Student Association, inclusive of philosophy students.
Philosophia
York University's undergraduate philosophy students' club.