AIPCT is pleased to host a reception for Steven Fesmire, SIU alumnus, environmental philosopher, and prominent Dewey scholar. Light refreshments and libations will be provided. The reception will be from 6:00-9:00 PM, Thursday, April 24, 2025. Professor Fesmire will be speaking at the Center for Dewey Studies (SIU campus, basement…
The AIPCT and the Foundation for the Philosophy of Creativity are pleased to present its Seventh Creativity Conference. We have moved to the fall due to expected spring travel by the Directors of AIPCT in the foreseeable future. This fall’s conference is dedicated to the theme of metaphysics. We begin…
Susanne Langer: Creativity and American Thought The 2nd International Conference of the Susanne Langer Circle Sponsored by: Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy Foundation for the Philosophy of Creativity Southern Illinois University Carbondale The AIPCT is pleased to announce an international conference exploring the…
The AIPCT is pleased to announce a series of three seminars on the thought of Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) by Professor Paweł Korobczak, University of Wrocław, on three consecutive days, April 9, 10, and 11, from 5:00 until 7:00. The talks are free and open to the public.Attendees are free to…
It is with great sadbess that we note the passing of Pete Gunter, who was a special friend and supporter of AIPCT, especially gthrough the programs paid for by the Foundation for the Philosophy of Creativity. “Pete” Addison Yancey Gunter (1936-2024) Pete Gunter was born in Hammond, Indiana on…
The AIPCT is pleased to announce a book launch for the new book by Robert De Fillppis, Signals in the Noise: Encountering the Limits of Materialist Science – An Exploration of Consciousness and Reality. While still in manuscript, this book was the subject of the AIPCT reading group in spring…
The AIPCT is pleased to welcome Dr. George R. Lucas (Professor, US Naval Academy) to provide a seminar, “‘The Tragical History of Dr. Beneke,” on Thursday, February 22, 2024. The seminar is free and open to the public, light refreshments and drinks provided (you may also bring your own), to…
AIPCT is pleased to present a seminar on the pressing topic of values in Russia, by AIPCT Fellow Professor Diana Prokofyeva. The seminar will be on Thursday evening, January 11, beginning at 7 PM CST. The seminar is an in-person event at AIPCT but those not able to be present…
Seminar on the Philosophy of Paul Weiss AIPCT is pleased to announce a seminar on the philosophy of Paul Weiss, to be led by AIPCT Fellow Robin Friedman. The seminar will introduce Weiss’s work with some commentary, but presupposes no prior knowledge of Weiss and his philosophy. (Details below.) The…
Fall Reading Group 2023 AIPCT is pleased to annouce its Fall 2023 Reading Group: David Graeber’s Toward an Anthropological Theory of Value: The False Coin of Our Own Dreams, led by Sabrina Hardenbergh. The study is on Tuesday evenings at 7, in-person at AIPCT, 411 N. 9th Street, Murphysboro, IL,…