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 October 20, 1936, and passed…
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 of 2023. Now it is…
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 be followed by a reception…
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 can join by Zoom. For…
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 event will be in-person at…
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, 62966, beginning September 19, 2023….
The AIPCT is pleased to announce that, in recognition of its seventh anniversary, we will have Scott R. Stroud, Professor of Communication Studies, University of Texas, Austin, presents “Why is Bhimrao Ambedkar so Important for the History of Pragmatism?” The lecture will be an in-person event, October 11, 2023, at 7 PM at the AIPCT….
The AIPCT is pleased to be hosting the 13th Biennial Personalist Summer Seminar. The Seminar normally gathers at Western Carolina University, but the dates of other conferences and early student arrival at WCU has made it necessary to move this summer’s meeting to AIPCT. As usual, we will compare the work of one avowed personalist…
The AIPCT, the SIU School of Communication Studies, and the Foundation for the Philosophy of Creativity (FPC) are pleased to announce the 2023 Lewis E. Hahn lectures, honoring the work and ideas of Erin McKenna. This year, in addition to Professor McKenna, we welcome Lee McBride and Tess Varner to speak on the honoree’s work….
The Soul and Its Body The Foundation for the Philosophy of Creativity and the AIPCT are pleased to announce the 2023 Spring Creativity Conference, March 16, 2023, 11:00 AM until 8:00 PM. In-person attendance is by invitation only, for health reasons, but anyone can join on-line by sending a request for the Zoom link. The…