The International Berkeley Society (IBS) is a US-based organization that is aimed at promoting interest in the life and work of the philosopher Bishop George Berkeley. Its president is currently Nancy Kendrick.

Members and activities

The society was established in 1975 and now has members all over the world, among them Colin Murray Turbayne (United States), (Germany), Katia Saporiti (

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, Switzerland), Geneviève Brykman (France, a former vice-president), (the

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), (

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), Timo Airaksinen ( Helsinki University,

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, vice-president from 2006 to 2013), (

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). Members pay a nominal annual fee and receive the ''Berkeley Briefs'', an annual publication that includes news items and other announcements of interest to the Society and its members. The journal ''

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'' is published by

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on behalf of the society. The IBS conducts a variety of activities, ''e.g.'' runs conferences.

Turbayne Essay Prize

The IBS annually awards the Turbayne Prize to a member of the society who has written the best essay on an aspect of Berkeley's philosophy.TURBAYNE PRIZE: Colin and Ailsa Turbayne International Berkeley Essay Prize Competition
/ref> Recipients of the award include: * 1990, Phillip D. Cummins, University of Iowa * 1991, Robert G. Muehlmann, University of Western Ontario * 1992, Lisa Downing, University of Illinois at Chicago * 1993,

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, Ohio State University ** Alan Hausman, Hunter College, CUNY ** David Hausman, Dedman College * 1995, Stephen Harris, College of William & Mary * 1999,

Margaret Atherton Margaret Atherton (born 1943) is an American philosopher and feminist historian who is currently a Distinguished Professor Emerita in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and was a Distinguished Professor of ...

, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee * 2001, John Carriero, University of California at Los Angeles ** Todd Ryan, Trinity College * 2003, Michael Collins Allers, University ofMichigan y * 2005, Laurence Carlin, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh * 2007, Jeffrey McDonough, Harvard University * 2009, Sukjae Lee, Ohio State University * 2011, Stefan Storrie, Trinity College Dublin * 2013, Thomas Curtin, Trinity College Dublin * 2015, Nancy Kendrick, Wheaton College, Massachusetts

References

External links

* Philosophical societies in the United States International learned societies Organizations established in 1975 George Berkeley International organizations based in the United States {{philo-org-stub