Directory of American Philosophers, 2012-2013
Twenty-Sixth Print Edition - now also available online!
Elizabeth Stombock, Research Editor
Archie J. Bahm, Founding Editor
The Directory of American Philosophers is the standard reference source for information about philosophical activity in the United States and Canada. It contains edited listings for approximately 1,600 university and college philosophy programs, 14,300 philosophy faculty, graduate assistantships, research centers, professional organizations, academic journals, and philosophy publishers in both countries. It has been published in successive editions the Philosophy Documentation Center since 1972, and this print edition was published to meet continuing demand.
The Directory of American Philosophers is also available online, consolidated with its companion volume the International Directory of Philosophy and Philosophers, in the International Directory of Philosophy.
What it contains
PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENTS: Listings for 1,691 university and college
philosophy departments and programs. Entries include department name, address, institutional affiliation, total number of students
enrolled at the school, highest degree offered
in philosophy, department phone and fax
numbers, e-mail addresses, and web site (if
available). Faculty listings follow the departmental information, beginning
with chairpersons. Faculty info includes name, highest degree
earned, academic rank, phone number, e-mail
address, and personal web site (if available).
Areas of philosophical specialization are also
provided for each of the thousands of
individuals.
ASSISTANTSHIPS: Includes listings of
the assistantships, fellowships, fee waivers,
and other financial assistance offered by Ph.D.
and M.A. programs in philosophy in the U.S. and
Canada. Organized alphabetically by institution,
these listings also provide the number of
graduate students and the particular strengths
of each program.
CENTERS & INSTITUTES: 128 centers, institutes, and
similar entities that support some form of
philosophical activity. Listings include the name,
address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail
address and available web site, purpose of the
organization, a description of its activities,
meetings, officers, publications, and membership
requirements.
SOCIETIES & ASSOCIATIONS: 166 philosophical societies,
associations, academies, and similar entities.
The information
provided for these entities is similar to that
for Centers and Institutes.
JOURNALS: 328
journals that publish scholarly work in
philosophy and related areas, and whose editorial
office
is located in the U.S. or Canada. Listings
provide the complete title of the journal, name
and address of the editor, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail address and web site, ISSN,
purpose, sponsor, manuscript information for
authors, information about book reviews
published by the journal, frequency of
publication, paid circulation, founding year,
publisher, copyright holder, and subscription
rates.
PUBLISHERS: 171
publishers of philosophical monographs or serial
publications in philosophy and related
disciplines. Listings provide the complete name
and address of the publisher, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail address and URL, year
established, and titles of series and journals.
NAMES & ADDRESSES: Listings for over
14,300 US and Canadian philosophers.
STATISTICAL PROFILE: A numerical overview by category
of the contents of the Directory, including departments by highest degree offered and
faculty by rank.
Update your Listing!
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Online - all listings can be updated online by authorized editors
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E-mail - send new information to data [@] pdcnet.org
Phone - call the editorial office at (+01) 434-220-3300
Regular Mail - to the Editorial Office
Directory of American Philosophers
P. O. Box 7147, Charlottesville, Virginia 22906-7147, USA.
The editorial office welcomes updates and new information by any means.
· ISBN-13: 978-1-889680-87-3 · ISBN-10: 1-889680-87-7 · Published July 2012 · Hardbound · 634 pages ·
· ISSN 0070-508X (print) · ISSN 2158-5652 (online) ·
Available online as International Directory of Philosophy ·
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