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The World Congress of Philosophy (originally known as the International Congress of Philosophy) is a global meeting of philosophers held every five years under the auspices of the International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP). First organized in 1900, these events became firmly established after the Second World War. Each World Congress is sponsored by one of the member societies in a different country, which assumes responsibility for the organization of that Congress. The purpose of these events is to contribute to the development of professional relations between philosophers of all countries, promote philosophical education, and contribute to the impact of philosophical knowledge on global problems. The 24th World Congress of Philosophy was held in Beijing in August 2018. The 25th World Congress of Philosophy will take place in Rome in 2024.


List of congresses


Overview

The first International Congress of Philosophy was held in Paris in 1900 on the occasion of the
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. Among the participants were
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, Maurice Blondel, Moritz Cantor, Louis Couturat,
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, Giuseppe Peano and Bertrand Russell. The second International Congress took place in Geneva in 1904; the third was held in Heidelberg in 1908 (with Josiah Royce,
Wilhelm Windelband Wilhelm Windelband (; ; 11 May 1848 – 22 October 1915) was a German philosopher of the Baden School. Biography Windelband was born the son of a Prussian official in Potsdam. He studied at Jena, Berlin, and Göttingen. Philosophical work Wind ...
and
Benedetto Croce Benedetto Croce (; 25 February 1866 – 20 November 1952) was an Italian idealist philosopher, historian, and politician, who wrote on numerous topics, including philosophy, history, historiography and aesthetics. In most regards, Croce was a lib ...
). The First World War interrupted the sequence of these events after the 4th International Congress in Bologna in 1911. Thereafter these congresses were held in Naples (1924), Cambridge, US (1926), Oxford, UK (1930), Prague (1934), and Paris (1937). The next International Congress of Philosophy was held in 1948, and these events have been held every five years under FISP sponsorship ever since. Recent congresses have taken place in
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(1988), Moscow (1993), Boston (1998), Istanbul (2003), Seoul (2008), and Athens (2013). The event became known as the World Congress of Philosophy in 1973.


The 20th World Congress

Thousands of philosophers from dozens of countries participated in the week-long event in Boston sponsored by the International Federation of Philosophical Societies. An edited selection of the papers presented were published as ''The Proceedings of the Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy'' in twelve thematically organized volumes by the Philosophy Documentation Center, in cooperation with the Congress's American Organizing Committee. All papers are available online at the Paideia Archives. The topics of the volumes include: # Ethics; # Metaphysics; # Philosophy of Education; # Philosophies of Religion, Art, and Creativity; # Epistemology; # Analytic Philosophy & Logic; # Modern Philosophy; # Contemporary Philosophy; # Philosophy of Mind; # Philosophy of Science; # Social and Political Philosophy; # Intercultural Philosophy. These Proceedings were edited by
Jaakko Hintikka Kaarlo Jaakko Juhani Hintikka (12 January 1929 – 12 August 2015) was a Finnish philosopher and logician. Life and career Hintikka was born in Helsingin maalaiskunta (now Vantaa). In 1953, he received his doctorate from the University of Helsin ...
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Robert Cummings Neville Robert Cummings Neville (born May 1, 1939, in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.) is an American systematic philosopher and theologian, author of numerous books and papers, and ex-Dean of the Boston University School of Theology. J. Harley Chapman and Nancy ...
, Ernest Sosa, and Alan M. Olson. Notable contributors include
Pierre Aubenque Pierre Aubenque (23 July 1929 – 23 February 2020) was a French philosopher. He was strongly focused on Aristotle. Biography Aubenque was a student at the École normale supérieure in Paris and earned his Agrégation In France, the ''agr ...
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Evandro Agazzi Evandro Agazzi (born 1934) is an Italian philosopher and professor at the University of Genoa. His fields of interest are ethics of science and technology, logic, metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, philosophical anthrop ...
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Karl-Otto Apel Karl-Otto Apel (; 15 March 1922 – 15 May 2017) was a German philosopher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Frankfurt am Main. He specialized on the philosophy of language and was thus considered a communication theorist. He develope ...
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Arindam Chakrabarti Arindam Chakrabarti is, currently, a visiting professor of philosophy at Ashoka University, India. He is, also, a professor of philosophy at Stony Brook University, where he has been since 2018. Prior to moving to Stony Brook, Chakrabarti taugh ...
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Chung-ying Cheng Chung-Ying Cheng (Chinese: 成中英, born November 8, 1935) is a distinguished scholar of Chinese philosophy and Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa A university () is an institution of higher (or ...
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Daniel Dennett Daniel Clement Dennett III (born March 28, 1942) is an American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist whose research centers on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology, particularly as those fields relat ...
, Fred Dretske,
Jorge J.E. Gracia Jorge J. E. Gracia (July 18, 1942July 13, 2021) was a Cuban-born American philosopher who was the Samuel P. Capen Chair, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Department of Comparative Literature in the State University ...
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Marjorie Grene Marjorie Glicksman Grene (December 13, 1910 – March 16, 2009) was an American philosopher. She wrote on existentialism and the philosophy of science, especially the philosophy of biology. She taught at the University of California at Davis from ...
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Adolf Grünbaum Adolf Grünbaum (; May 15, 1923 – November 15, 2018) was a German-American philosopher of science and a critic of psychoanalysis, as well as Karl Popper's philosophy of science. He was the first Andrew Mellon Professor of Philosophy at the Unive ...
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Jaakko Hintikka Kaarlo Jaakko Juhani Hintikka (12 January 1929 – 12 August 2015) was a Finnish philosopher and logician. Life and career Hintikka was born in Helsingin maalaiskunta (now Vantaa). In 1953, he received his doctorate from the University of Helsin ...
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Ted Honderich Ted Honderich (born 30 January 1933) is a Canadian-born British professor of philosophy, who was Grote Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic, University College London. Biography Honderich was born Edgar Dawn Ross Honderich on ...
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, Hans Lenk,
Alasdair MacIntyre Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre (; born 12 January 1929) is a Scottish-American philosopher who has contributed to moral and political philosophy as well as history of philosophy and theology. MacIntyre's '' After Virtue'' (1981) is one of the most ...
, C. Ulises Moulines,
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Gunnar Skirbekk Gunnar Skirbekk (born 11 April 1937) is a Norwegian philosopher. He is professor emeritus at the Department of Philosophy and the Center for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities, University of Bergen. He is a member of the Norwegian Acad ...
, Vyachevslav Stepin,
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, Olúfémi Táíwò, Georg Henrik von Wright,
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The 21st World Congress

The 21st World Congress was held in Istanbul August 10–17, 2003, and had the theme "Philosophy Facing World Problems". There were symposia on: * Inequality, Poverty and Development: Philosophical Perspectives * Violence, War and Peace * Democracy and its Future: Citizenship and Civil Society * Human Rights: Concepts, Problems and Prospects * Philosophy in Turkey Edited selections of the papers presented at this meeting were published by the Philosophical Society of Turkey. These Proceedings include the following 13 thematic volumes: # Ethics; # Social and Political Philosophy; # Human Rights; # Philosophy of Education; # Logic and Philosophy of Sciences; # Epistemology; # Philosophy and Culture(s); # Philosophy of Religion; # Philosophical Anthropology; # Ancient and Modern Philosophy; # Contemporary Philosophy; # Philosophical Trends in the 20th Century; and # Philosophy Facing World Problems. The collections is accessible online in cooperation with the Philosophy Documentation Center.


The 22nd World Congress

The 22nd World Congress took place in Seoul, South Korea, from July 30 to August 5, 2008, at the
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. The main theme of the conference was "Rethinking Philosophy Today, and there were four plenary sessions: * Rethinking Moral, Social and Political Philosophy: Democracy, Justice and Global Responsibility * Rethinking Metaphysics and Aesthetics: Reality, Beauty and the Meaning of Life * Rethinking Epistemology, Philosophy of Science and Technology: Knowledge and Culture * Rethinking History of Philosophy and Comparative Philosophy: Traditions, Critique and Dialogue The International Program Committee was chaired by Gilbert Hottois. Over 1,200 paper were presented at this Congress, and the
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published all of the contributed papers as an eBook in DVD format edited by Prof. Myung-Hyun Lee. This collection is notable for its inclusion of papers in the seven official languages of the congress: English, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Korean, French, and German. It has also been made available online in cooperation with the Philosophy Documentation Center Invited papers were published separately as a special supplement to the ''
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The 23rd World Congress

The 23rd World Congress took place in Athens, Greece, August 4–10, 2013, at the
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. The main theme of the conference was "Philosophy as inquiry and way of life", and there were four plenary sessions: * Philosophical Method: Chair:
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(Italy/Mexico) Speakers:
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(Senegal/US), Dagfinn Føllesdal (Norway), John McDowell (South Africa/United States) * Philosophy and the Sciences: Chair: Maria Carla Galavotti (Italy) Speakers: Susan Haack (US),
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(Peru/United States), Keiichi Noe (Japan) * Philosophy as Practical Wisdom: Chair: Juliana González (Mexico) Speakers: Alexander Nehamas (Greece/US),
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(China) * Philosophy and Public Life: Chair: Hans Lenk (Germany) Speakers: Seyla Benhabib (US),
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(Iran) A selection of invited papers from this Congress was published in 2015.Selected Papers from the XXIII World Congress of Philosophy
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Literature

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, ''Bibliography of the International Congresses of Philosophy. Proceedings 1900-1978'', München: Saur, 1978 *
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Globale Wege der Philosophie im 20. Jahrhundert. Die Weltkongresse für Philosophie 1900–2008
, in: ''Allgemeine Zeitschrift für Philosophie'', 34.1 (2009)


References


External links


Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie

World Congress of Philosophy Collection
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