Resources
Resources in American Philosophy
(These links aim mainly to lead readers to many more resources on American philosophy. Suggestions and corrections are welcome, as this is in progress and more links are coming.)
Graduate Programs with Opportunities to Study American Philosophy
The following alphabetical list of schools all have opportunities for graduate study in American philosophy. Questions about their programs should be directed to their graduate advisor, and not to SAAP.
Emory University http://www.philosophy.emory.edu/
Fordham University http://www.fordham.edu/philosophy/
IUPUI http://www.iupui.edu/~philosop/
Penn State University http://philosophy.la.psu.edu/
Purdue University http://www.sla.purdue.edu/academic/phil/
SIUC http://www.siu.edu/~philos
Texas A & M University http://philosophy.tamu.edu/
SUNY Buffalo http://www.philosophy.buffalo.edu/
Univ. of New Mexico http://www.unm.edu/~thinker
Univ. of Oregon http://www.uoregon.edu/~uophil
Vanderbilt University : http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/philosophy
Organizations/Centers/Societies
C.S. Peirce. There has never been a comprehensive edition of Peirce's writings organized chronologically and edited according to current scholarly practices. The Peirce Edition Project's mission is to organize and date the manuscripts and to produce an approved scholarly edition of Peirce's writings. Produced by the Institute for American Thought
R.W. Emerson. The Ralph Waldo Emerson Society.
Jonathan Edwards. The Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University came into being in October 2003, on the three-hundredth anniversary of Jonathan Edwards' birth. The JEC grew naturally out of the offices of the Works of Jonathan Edwards, the contemporary critical print edition of selections from the Edwards papers. The JEC is directed by Professor Harry Stout, and is housed at the Yale Divinity School in New Haven, CT. At the site, free to the public, are approximately 25,000 pages of Edwards' writings. Some of these texts, previously unpublished, represent a significant addition to the available Edwards corpus. The next 35,000 pages will go live in Spring 2007. Another nice collection of Edwards links are here.
John Dewey Center in Carbondale, IL. In the course of collecting and editing Dewey's works, the Center amassed a wealth of source materials for the study of America's quintessential philosopher-educator, John Dewey. By virtue of its publications and research, the Center has become the international focal point for research on Dewey's life and work.
Josiah Royce. The Josiah Royce Society.
Personalism. The Personalist Forum seeks to provide a forum for thinkers interested in exploring two personalist hypotheses: that it is the personal dimension of our being and living that is definitive of our humanity, and that the personal dimension of being-human offers a clue to the ordering of reality.
Process Philosophy. Society for the Study of Process Philosophies. The Society is a group of scholars in philosophy and related fields with a specialty or interest in process thought.
Process Philosophy. The Center for Process Studies is a research center of Claremont School of Theology, and affiliated with Claremont Graduate University. CPS seeks to promote the common good by means of the relational approach found in process thought. Their journal is here.
Santayana. Overheard in Seville: Bulletin of the Santayana Society. Santayana Society's page--it has pdfs of articles on Santayana.
The Santayana Edition: a critical edition of The Works of George Santayana, produced by the Institute for American Thought (also home of the Peirce Edition Project, and the Frederick Douglass Papers. The goal of the Santayana Edition editors is to produce texts that accurately represent Santayana's final intentions regarding his works, and to record all evidence (textual apparatus listing variants and emandations) on which editorial decisions have been based.
Thoreau. The Thoreau Society.
William James. Collection of links for materials on William James at the William James Society website.
Journals
The Journal of Speculative Philosophy is affiliated with SAAP. JSP publishes systematic and interpretive essays examining the constructive interaction between Continental and American philosophy, as well as novel developments in the ideas and theories of past philosophers that have relevance for contemporary thinkers.
The Pluralist is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing the ends of philosophical thought and dialogue in all widely used philosophical methodologies, including non-Western methods and those of traditional cultures. The Pluralist considers high-quality submissions on any philosophical topic written from any philosophical perspective. Articles that defend some type of pluralism, apply a pluralistic perspective to contemporary issues, or take a critical stance against pluralism are encouraged.
Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society. Since its founding in 1965, the premier peer-reviewed journal specializing in the history of American philosophy. Named after the founder of American Pragmatism but all types of American thought are covered from the Colonial period to the recent past. All books published in the field are discussed in essay reviews.
Process Studies is the Center for Process Studies refereed academic journal. is a scholarly per-reviewed, refereed journal, the leading international journal in its field. It is dedicated to the study of the thought and wide-ranging implications of Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) and his intellectual associates, most notably Charles E. Hartshorne (1897-2000), and others like William James (1842-1910), Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) and Henri Bergson (1859-1941). PS's mandate is to explore Whiteheadian-Hartshornean process thought at an advanced level and as it appears in related philosophies and theologies (as noted above), applying the Whiteheadian-Hartshornean conceptuality to a wide range of other fields. Issues are published twice a year.
William James Studies is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing high quality, scholarly articles related to the life, work and influence of William James. William James Studies is an open-access journal so as to ensure that all who have an interest in William James have access to its contents. The journal is sponsored by the William James Society and published online by the University of Illinois Press.
Additional listings of journals publishing in American philosophy is here, at Pragmatism.org.
Audio and Video Resources
NOTE: These are links to websites outside of SAAP. Where possible, I strongly suggest you download a copy of the file(for personal use, of course) and then listen to it. Websites with audio tend to disappear, along with their content, because bandwidth is still costly. Don't expect it to be there forever.
Expertenvideos: Perspectives Of Pragmatism. Dewey Center Köln's video interviews with James Campbell, Vincent Colapietro, Michael Eldridge, Steven Fesmire, Jim Garrison, William Gavin, James Good, Judith Green, Charlene Haddock Seigfried, Larry Hickman, John McDermott, Hugh McDonald, Matthew Pamental, Gregory Pappas, John Shook, Leonard Waks, Jennifer Welchman (2007-08).
American Philosophy? from Philip McReynolds' film American Philosopher on YouTube, here (streaming video)
John J. McDermott on Pragmatism: December 3, 2006. Interview with PhilosophyTalk.org. (54 min. streaming audio, here.)
Emerson and the Examined Life WGBH (Robert Pinsky, 1997-2000 poet laureate
Richard Geldard, professor, philosophy, Yeshiva University; David M. Robinson, Emerson scholar) (streaming audio, here )
Emerson: The Mind on Fire, WGBH ( Robert D. Richardson, writer, historian) (streaming audio, here)
Thoreau: Walking with Henry David Thoreau WGBH (Richard Smith, historian, actor, Concord Museum) (streaming audio, here)
Putnam, Rorty, James, and more: A nice collection of links from Pragmatism.org
Rorty-Putnam Debate and the Pragmatist Revival, from Philip McReynolds' film American Philosopher on YouTube, here (streaming video)
Rorty, from Philip McReynolds' film American Philosopher on YouTube, here (streaming video)
Rorty, 2006, Chicago Law School lecture: Rorty on Posner and Dewey. (mp3 here)
Rorty, 2006, on Sirius Radio's show, "RU Sirius". (mp3 here)
Rorty, 10/2005, on Sirius Radio's show, "RU Sirius".(mp3 here)
Rorty, 8/2006, on Sirius Radio's show, "RU Sirius". (mp3 here)
Putnam, 3/2005 at the University of Paris (in English) (mp3 here)
Putnam and Plantinga throw down on God's existence (mp3 here)
Pragmatism on BBC's "In our time." UK take on pragmatism for a popular audience. (streaming audio, here)
Links
The Pragmatism Archive. Extensive resources (historical, contemporary, and professional)on pragmatist figures, publications).
John Dewey. Small collection of links on American philosophy, figures, journals.
Jonathan Edwards links are here.
William James. Enormous collection of essays, letters, reviews, and links to other James' sites (reviews, bibliographies, discussion groups, commentary, and more). See also the William James Cybrary, a non-profit research resource for individuals interested in the life, work, and influence of American philosopher William James (1842-1910).
Transcendentalism. American Transcendentalism Web: authors, texts, roots, criticism, bibliographies.
Puritans. Cogently written and organized introduction with bibliography.
WIkipedia entry on "Pragmatism." SAAP members are especially encouraged to make edits and encouraged to modify this entry in the Wikipedia (an introduction is here) or add new ones (where they think appropriate). --Webmaster/Communications Director
Archives of Past SAAP Events
Past conference programs, summer institutes, photographs, and conference and newsletter drawings.