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SAAP 2014 Annual Meeting will be in DENVER, March 6-8 and the Call for Papers:  is here (PDF).

MEMBERSHIP: To join or renew a SAAP membership, please go here.

Those looking for information about SAAP grants for graduate students attending our conferences can find it here: http://american-philosophy.org/about.htm#grants

Summer Institute in American Philosophy 2012 details are here or email Colin
Koopman;koopman@uoregon.edu.

SAAP Grant Program

Those looking for information about the SAAP Grant Program can find it here: http://american-philosophy.org/about.htm#grants
Contact is: Bill Myers

Recent Conference: SAAP 2011 was held in Spokane, Washington, March 10-12, 2011.

SAAP's Journal:

The Pluralist is the official journal of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy. In addition to research articles, The Pluralist also includes highlights from the SAAP annual meeting, Presidential addresses, Founders' addresses, and other Society-related information.Pluralist website is here. (12 Oct. 2009)

Recent losses:

Jo Ann Boydston, obituary is here.

Richard Robin, obituary is here.

Michael Eldridge, obituary and Memorial Fund

Audio and Video on Obama as pragmatist are now online, here, under Audio/Video Resources.

Remembering Peter Hare: a tribute can be downloaded, here.

Angus Carmichael Kerr-Lawson, 1932-2011; profile, here.

SAAP Bylaws posted.

 

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SAAP 2014 Annual Meeting

SAAP 2014 Annual Meeting will be in DENVER, March 6-8 and the Call for Papers:  is here (PDF).

Watch...

Philip McReynold's film, American Philosopher

William James: The Psychology of Possibility (an excerpt, with John J. McDermott)

The film is available, here, from Davidson Films.

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...to graduate programs in philosophy with opportunities for coursework and degrees on American philosophy. See our resources page, here.

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