British Philosophical Association

British Philosophical Association
AbbreviationBPA
Formation2002
Founders
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeEducational
President
Fiona Macpherson
Director
Joe Morrison
Treasurer
Stella Sandford

The British Philosophical Association (BPA) is a British organisation set up in October 2002 to promote the study of philosophy.[1][2]

Early history

During the early 1980s the merging of educational establishments and financial cut-backs meant that some philosophy departments had closed and more were under threat. The National Committee for Philosophy (NCP) was formed to try and address this. The committee was successful and, following on from their success sought to secure the future of the subject of philosophy in education.[3]

The NCP evolved – after three years of discussion and planning – into the British Philosophical Association (BPA) and agreed its constitution, "to promote and foster the teaching and study of, and research in Philosophy in the United Kingdom, within higher education and also within the wider community",[4] at a meeting in Liverpool 30 October 2002.[5] The first annual meeting was held on 24 October 2003 at Westminster, in the House of Commons.[3]

Executive committee members

Previous

Current

Current members are:[9]

  • President Fiona Macpherson
  • Director Joe Morrison
  • Executive Secretary Marthe Kerkwijk
  • Treasurer Stella Sandford

Presidents

Publications

  • British Philosophical Association; Women in Philosophy (September 2011). Women in philosophy in the UK – a report by the British Philosophical Association and the Society for Women in Philosophy UK. (Helen Beebee and Jenny Saul). Joint BPA/SWIP Committee for Women in Philosophy. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.

References

  1. ^ Goddard, Alison (31 October 2003). "Society set up to counter threats". Times Higher Education Supplement. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  2. ^ BPA website
  3. ^ a b Evans, David (November 2003). "The British Philosophical Association". Philosophy Now. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  4. ^ "British Philosophical Association Constitution". British Philosophical Association. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  5. ^ Jewell, Nik. "The National Committee For Philosophy: Its Origins And Activities". The Higher Education Academy – Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Dr Roger Trigg". University of Oxford – Faculty of Theology and Religion. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Jonathan Wolff". University College London. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Mark Addis (Memberships)". Birmingham City University. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  9. ^ "About us". British Philosophical Association. Retrieved 23 January 2018.