North American Society for Philosophical Hermeneutics | |
Established: | 2005 |
Mission: | the study of philosophical hermeneutics Hans-Georg Gadamer |
President: | Cynthia Nielsen |
Key People: | Lauren Swayne Barthold, James C. Risser, Theodore George, Alejandro Vallega, Cynthia Nielsen, Lawrence Schmidt, Carolyn Culbertson, Greg Lynch, David Vessey |
Website: | nasph.org |
The North American Society for Philosophical Hermeneutics is an organization whose purpose is to advance the study of philosophical hermeneutics. Although the society has a particular interest in the work of Hans-Georg Gadamer, it likewise encourages dialogue and engagement with a multitude of philosophical thinkers, traditions, and contemporary concerns. It was established in 2005.[1] [2] [3]
Gadamer scholars Lauren Swayne Barthold (2005-2008), Lawrence Schmidt (2010-2019),James C. Risser (2012-2015), Theodore George (2013-2016), Alejandro Vallega (2017-2019),Georgia Warnke (2015-2018), Cynthia Nielsen (2016-), Carolyn Culbertson (2017-), Greg Lynch (2020-), and David Vessey (2021-) have served on the society's executive committee.[4] [5]
NASPH regularly has special sessions at the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (SPEP).[6] [7]
NASPH is a recognized affiliated group of the American Philosophical Association [8] and the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy. [9]