International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies


The International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies (French: Conseil international de la philosophie et des sciences humaines; ICPHS/CIPSH) is a non-governmental organization within UNESCO. It embraces hundreds of learned societies in the field of philosophy, human sciences and related subjects.[1]

"ICPHS" redirects here. For the International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS), see International Phonetic Association.

International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies
AbbreviationCIPSH
Formation1949 (1949)
TypeINGO
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English, French
President
Luiz Oosterbeek
WebsiteCIPSH Official website

History

CIPSH was founded at a first General Assembly held in January 1949 upon suggestion by Sir Julian Huxley, the first Director-General of UNESCO. The first president was Jacques Rueff.[2]

Members
  • International Association for Aesthetics (IAA)
  • International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR)
  • International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG)
  • International Geographic Union (IGU)
  • International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA)
  • Division for History of Science and Technology of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science (DHST/IUHPST)
  • Division for Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science (DLMPST/IUHPST)
  • World Network for Linguistic Diversity (MAAYA)
  • Union Académique Internationale (UAI)
  • Union Internationale des Sciences Préhistoriques et Protohistoriques (UISPP)
  • World Anthropological Union (WAU)

Officers

The officers of CIPSH are Luiz Oosterbeek (President), Catherine Jami (Vice President), Luisa Migliorati (Vice President), Margaret Higonnet (Treasurer), Hsiung Ping-Chen (Secretary General), Tim Jensen (Assistant Secretary General), and Chao Gejin (Past President). Former officers include Rosalind Hackett (Vice President, 2017-2020) and Adama Samassékou (Past President, 2017-2020).[3]


Publications

The ICPHS publishes the journal Diogène/Diogenes in French and English. It was founded in 1952 by Roger Caillois. For many years, Jean d'Ormesson was the Editor-in-Chief. Current Editors-in-Chief are Maurice Aymard and Luca Scarantino.[4]

References
  1. "Who we are". CIPSH. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. "A Brief History of the International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Sciences". CIPSH. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. "Executive Committee Members (MANDATE 2020-2023)". CIPSH. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. "Diogenes". Sage Journals. Retrieved 23 December 2020.


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