ATHENS, GREECE
AUGUST 4 - 10, 2013
The International Federation of Philosophical Societies (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie – FISP, http://www.fisp.org ) is the highest non- governmental world organization for Philosophy. It was established in 1948. Its main objectives are: to contribute directly to the development of professional relations between philosophers of all countries, freely and with mutual respect; to foster contacts between institutions, societies and periodical publications dedicated to philosophy; to collect documentation useful for the development of philosophical studies; to sponsor every five years a World Congress, the first one of which met in 1900; to promote philosophical education, to prepare publications of global interest and to contribute to the impact of philosophical knowledge on global problems. FISP members are not individual philosophers, but philosophical societies and other similar philosophical institutions at national, regional and international levels. Among its approximately one hundred members, three-quarters are national and one-quarter international societies. FISP is a member of CIPSH, le Conseil International de Philosophie et des Sciences Humaines (ICPHS in English). CIPSH, also a non-governmental organization, consists of thirteen World Federations and constitutes the link between these Federations and UNESCO.
WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY -- NOVEMBER 17, 2011
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Past World Congresses of Philosophy (WCP)
I WCP – Paris: Aug. 1-5, 1900
II WCP – Rome : 1903 (no date found)
III WCP – Heidelberg : Aug 31- Sept 5, 1908
IV WCP – Bologna : April 5-11, 1911
V WCP – Naples : May 5-9, 1924
VI WCP – Boston : Sept 13-17, 1926
VII WCP – Oxford : Sept 1-6, 1930
VIII WCP – Prague : Sept 2-7, 1934
IX WCP – Paris : Aug 1-6, 1938
X WCP – Amsterdam : Aug 11-18, 1948
XI WCP – Brussels : Aug 20-26, 1953
XII WCP – Venice : Sept 12-18, 1958
XIII WCP – Mexico : Sept 7-14, 1963
XIV WCP – Vienna : Sept 2-9, 1968
XV WCP – Varna : Sept 17-22, 1973
XVI WCP – Düsseldorf : Aug 26-Sept 2, 1978
XVII WCP – Montréal : Aug 21-27, 1983
XVIII WCP – Brighton : Aug 21-27, 1988
XIX WCP – Moscow : Aug 22-28, 1993
XX WCP – Boston : Aug 10-15, 1998
XXI WCP – Istanbul : Aug 10-17, 2003
XXII WCP – Seoul : July 30-Aug 5, 2008
