Canadian Philosophical Association

Canadian Philosophical Association
Association canadienne de philosophie
Abbreviation	CPA
Formation	1958; 63 years ago
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Region served	Canada
Official language	English; French;
Website	acpcpa.ca

The Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA; French: Association canadienne de philosophie [ACP]) was founded in 1958 as a bilingual non-profit organization to promote philosophical scholarship and education across Canada, and to represent the interests of the profession in public forums. It publishes a quarterly journal, Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review. All activities and publications are bilingual.^[2] As of 2021, the association numbers over 600 active members.

Past presidents of the society include Luc Langlois, David Braybrooke, Kai Nielsen, William Sweet, Ronald de Sousa, Adèle Mercier, Thomas De Koninck, Sandra Lapointe, Samantha Brennan, Daniel Weinstock, Dominic McIver Lopes and Christine Tappolet. The current president is Jennifer Nagel of the University of Toronto.

The administrative offices are located in Toronto.

Presidents[]

1958–1961 Jean Langlois
1962 A. H. Johnston
1963–1966 A. R. C. Duncan
1967 L. Martinelli
1968 T. Penelhum
1969 J. Wojciechowski
1970 E. Trépannier
1971 David Braybrooke
1972 [fr]
1973 John W. Yolton
1974 J. Plamondon
1975
1976 N. Lacharité
1977 John King-Farlow
1978 Venant Cauchy
1979 A. McKinnon
1980 Guy Lafrance
1981 Joseph Owens
1982 [fr]
1983 Kai Nielsen
1984 Pierre Laberge
1985 Sarah Shorten
1986 Nicolas Kaufmann
1987 John Trentman
1988 Robert Nadeau
1989 Robert Butts
1990 [fr]
1991 Michael McDonald
1992 Maurice Gagnon
1993 Ann MacKenzie
1994 [fr]
1995 Wesley Cragg
1996 Serge Robert
1997 Frank Cunningham
1998 [de; fr]
1999 Steven Davis
2000 Thomas De Koninck
2001 Andrew Brook
2002 Paul Dumouchel
2003 John Thorp
2004 Philippe Constantineau
2005 Gerard Naddaf
2006 Luc Langlois
2007 William Sweet
2008 Jocelyne Couture
2009 Bryson Brown
2010 Denis Fisette
2011 Ronald de Sousa
2012 Adèle Mercier
2013 Adam Morton
2014 Frédéric Bouchard
2015 Tim Kenyon

References[]

^ "The Bylaws of the Canadian Philosophical Association" (PDF). Toronto: Canadian Philosophical Association. p. 1. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^ "About the Association". Ottawa: Canadian Philosophical Association. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.