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AMINTAPHIL is the American Section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy. We are an interdisciplinary membership organization, whose purpose is to promote scholarly work in philosophy of law and political and social philosophy. Our primary activity is holding a scholarly discussion meeting every two years, each on a specific topic. Recent topics include Just War Theory, Human Rights, Justice and the Global Economy, Groups, Justice and Democracy, Radical Critiques of Law, and Liberalism vs. Communitarianism. All attending our meetings make written contributions: either principal papers or commentaries on the principal papers. Authors distribute their contributions to participants in advance of the meeting. |
The next AMINTAPHIL conference will be held at Villanova University, Philadelphia, PA from September 25 - 28, 2008. The topic is Free Speech in A Diverse World. Please click here for detailed information |
The AMINTAPHIL volume from the 2006 meeting has been published. The title is Coercion and the State . The editors are David A. Reidy and Walter J. Riker. The volume from the 2004 meeting is Intervention, Terrrorism and Torture: Contemporary Challenges to Just War Theory . The editor is Steven Lee. Both volumes are pulished by Springer Science and Business Media as part of a series entitled AMINTAPHIL: The Philosophical Foundations of Law and Justice . For further information, click here or see the Publications page. |
The next World Congress of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR) will be in Beijing, China in September, 2009. |
University of Utah (Disclaimer)
The meetings are devoted entirely to discussion of the papers. Except for a “Presidential Address” at an evening banquet, there are no formal presentations. AMINTAPHIL membership is open to any person interested in philosophy of law, political philosophy, political theory, or social philosophy. The most common disciplines of the members are law, philosophy, and political science. Membership requires approval by the Executive Director and payment of dues of $30 per year. AMINTAPHIL is associated with the International Association for
Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (Internationale Vereinigung
für Rechts— und Sozialphilosophie), also known as the
IVR. The IVR has sections in fourty countries and holds a World
Congress every two years. The most recent (2007) was in Kracow, Poland on the topic of Law and Legal Cultures in the 21st Century: Diversity and Unity. Our annual dues include membership in IVR. |
