Organizations
Links
American Philosophical Association (APA)
The primary professional organization for American philosophers.
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.
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.
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.
Existentialist Society, Australia
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~exist
Organizes a series of monthly lectures.
Individualist Research Foundation
http://home.earthlink.net/~whm/
Promotes research and publication among students of the struggle between individualism and collectivism.
Lonergan Philosophical Society
http://www.concentric.net/~Mmorelli
Center at Loyola Marymount University, dedicated to the study of the work of Bernard Lonergan.
The Radical Academy
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."
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.
Society for Exact Philosophy (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 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.
Center for the Study of the Great Ideas
Founded by Mortimer Adler and Max Weismann. Dedicated to the proposition that "Philosophy is everybody's business."
Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA)
Professional society for teachers and students of philosophy in Canada. The CPA Bulletin, the journal Dialogue, and online forums to facilitate communication among philosophers.
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.
REALIA: Philosophy in Service to Humanity
http://www.contemporaryphilosophy.com/
Realia is a non-profit organization, publishing the journal "Contemporary Philosophy" and sponsoring annual conferences, with the mission of contributing viable solutions to contemporary concerns.
Center for Philosophical Education
Philosophy education, annual international philosophical conferences, foundations, and educational workshops at Santa Barbara City College.

