Florida Philosophical Association
| Abbreviation | FPA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1955 |
| Type | Scholarly and academic society |
| Headquarters | FPA headquarters: Department of Philosophy, University of Florida 330 Griffin-Floyd Hall Gainesville, FL 32611-8545 Florida Philosophical Review headquarters: University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL 32816-1352 |
Region served | Florida |
| Membership | 349 |
President | Susan Peppers-Bates |
Vice President | Joshua Rust |
Secretary-Treasurer | Ron Claypool |
| Website | meta |
The Florida Philosophical Association (FPA) is a scholarly academic organization founded in 1955 to promote the study of philosophy in Florida.[1] The organization sponsors an annual conference in November. Past presidents include Grayson Douglas Browning (1967–1968), Ellen Stone Haring (1974–1975), Jaakko Hintikka (1984–1985), and Roy Weatherford (1997–1998).[2][3][4]
The Florida Philosophical Review is the peer-reviewed electronic journal of the FPA. It is published annually or biannually by the Department of Philosophy of the University of Central Florida.[5][6]
The president for 2025–2026 has been the feminist philosopher Susan Peppers-Bates of Stetson University.[7]
References
- ^ "Florida Philosophical Association". University of Florida Department of Philosophy. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ Shook JR, ed. Dictionary Of Modern American Philosophers, pp. 360, 1023 (Bloomsbury; 2005)
- ^ Klein ER (2007) Space Exploration: Humanity’s Single Most Important Moral Imperative Philosophy Now
- ^ "FPA: Officers". University of Florida Department of Philosophy. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "The Florida Philosophical Review". University of Florida Department of Philosophy. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "Florida Philosophical Review". University of Central Florida. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "Susan Peppers-Bates: Associate Professor of Philosophy; Chair of Philosophy Department". Stetson University. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
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