The British Philosophical Association (BPA) is a British organisation set up in October 2002 to promote the study of philosophy.

Early history

During the early 1980s the merging of educational establishments and financial cut-backs meant that some philosophy departments had closed and more were under threat. The National Committee for Philosophy (NCP) was formed to try and address this. The committee was successful and, following on from their success sought to secure the future of the subject of philosophy in education. The NCP evolved – after three years of discussion and planning – into the British Philosophical Association (BPA) and agreed its constitution, "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", at a meeting in Liverpool 30 October 2002. The first annual meeting was held on 24 October 2003 at

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Executive committee members

* President 2003–2004

Roger Trigg Roger Hugh Trigg (born 14 August 1941) is a British philosopher and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. He is known for his works on philosophy of religion. Trigg has been President of the Mind Association, Founding Pre ...

* Secretary 2003–2007 Jonathan Wolff * Treasurer 2008–2016 Mark Addis

Current

Current members are: * President

Fiona Macpherson Fiona Macpherson (born 19 October 1971) is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, where she is also Director of the Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 20 ...

* Director Joe Morrison * Executive Secretary Marthe Kerkwijk * Treasurer Stella Sandford

Presidents

* 2003–2004:

* 2004–2006: The Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve * 2006–2009:

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* 2009–2012: M. M. McCabe * 2012–2019: Robert Stern * 2019–present:

Publications

References

External links

British Philosophical Association
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