OUR HISTORY AND PURPOSE
Founded
in 2003 at Lehman College of the City University of New York, the society seeks
to foster a better understanding of early analytic philosophy by examining the
work of its founders and of its important early contributors. These individuals
include Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Frank Ramsey, and
G. E. Moore, but also Bolzano, Rudolf Carnap, Otto Neurath, Edmund Husserl,
Meinong, and many others who directly or indirectly influenced the course of
analytic philosophy.
JOINING
HEAPS
Membership
in HEAPS is open to anyone interested in the history
of early analytic philosophy. It is secured by emailing a request to that
affect to Rosalind.carey@lehman.cuny.edu or to any of the officers of
the society. There are no membership fees and no obligations.
WHAT
WE DO
HEAPS
contributes a group session to the Eastern, Central and, sometimes, the Pacific
Division of the annual American Philosophical Association conference. The purpose of the sessions is solely to attract interesting
speakers and audiences who address topics of interest to our members. Group
sessions at the Eastern are typically two hours long, with three sections of 40
minutes for the speaker (who takes about 20-25 minutes), the respondent, and
audience. At the Central group sessions last three hours, and each of the three
60 minute segments is divided between a speaker (who takes about 30-35
minutes), a commentator, and questions from the audience.
CALLS
FOR PAPERS
HEAPS
announces calls for papers at the APA websiteÕs call for papers page as well as
on HOPOS, PHILOS-L, and on this website.
Those interested in submitting a paper or abstracts are encouraged to
email to Rosalind.carey@lehman.cuny.edu.