Announcements

Society for the Study of Women Philosophers

The Society for the Study of Women Philosophers was founded in December 1987 at the annual conference of the American Philosophical Association. The Society is open to men and women from all disciplines and is constituted around the following purposes:

1. The first purpose of the Society for the Study of Women Philosophers is to create and sustain a "Republic of Letters," in which women are both citizens and sovereigns. To that end, we shall commemorate women philosophers of the past as well as of the present by engaging their texts, whether critically or appreciatively, in a dialogical interchange. In this way, both we and our sisters from the past can also become interlocutors for our sisters in the future.

2. The second purpose of the Society is to examine the nature of philosophy, specifically in the light of women's contributions to the discipline. Thus, papers are welcome that reflect on the methodology and style of women philosophers themselves, or that compare the texts of women with those of men.

3. Furthermore, since philosophical method may be distinguished from philosophical understanding, it is possible that philosophical understanding could be reached in a variety of ways. The Society, therefore, will also explore the nature of philosophy by comparing works of women philosophers with those of women thinkers of other types, such as poets, mystics, novelists, or biographers. We thus hope to enlarge and enrich the resources of everyone concerned with the central and most basic questions of human life.

The Society meets annually in conjunction with the Eastern session of the American Philosophical Association. Calls for papers can be found in the Society's newsletter and on its Web site at http://ksumail.kennesaw.edu/~ldamico/sswp. Membership in the Society for the Study of Women Philosophers (SSWP) is based on the calendar year. To become a member, send a check for $10.00 made out to SSWP to Cecile Tougas, SSWP Convener, 126 North Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13206. Please include the following information: date, name, institution, address, telephone (office and home), e-mail address, and major areas of interest.

Society for Women in Philosophy

For information on SWIP membership, which includes receiving program announcements, the national SWIP newsletter, and a discount subscription to Hypatia, contact the SWIP chapter in your area:

Eastern SWIP: Executive Secretary: Christa Davis Acampora, Department of Philosophy, Hunter College/CUNY, West 1413, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021. (christa_acampora@umit.maine.edu) Treasurer: Jessica Prata Miller, Department of Philosophy, University of Maine, 5776 The Maples, Orono, ME 04469-5776. Phone: (207) 581-3865. (Jessica_Miller@umit.maine.edu)

Midwest SWIP: Executive Secretary: Crista Lebens, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater WI, 53190. Phone: (262) 472-5269. (lebensc@mail.uww.edu) Treasurer: Amber L. Katherine, Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405. Phone: (310) 434-3539. (katherine_amber@smc.edu)

Pacific SWIP: Executive Secretary: Sarah Goering, Philosophy, California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90840. (sgoering@csulb.edu) Treasurer: Mary Ann Warren, 415 Drake View Drive, Inverness, CA 94937; Philosophy Department, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco, CA 94132. Home Phone: (415) 663-1511. Work Phone: (415) 338-3137. Fax: (415) 663-1913. (103103.552@compuserve.com)

SWIP-L, an electronic mail list for feminist philosophers, is the e-mail information and discussion list for members of the Society for Women in Philosophy and others interested in feminist philosophy. To subscribe to this list send the following one-line message: SUBSCRIBE SWIP-L <YOUR NAME> to: listserv@listserv.uh.edu.. When you want to post messages on the list send them to: swip-l@listserv.uh.edu. The purpose of the list is to provide a place to share information about SWIP and other feminist philosophy meetings, calls for papers, jobs for feminist philosophers, etc., as well as to engage in more substantive discussions related to feminist philosophy. While the list is open to both SWIP members and non-members, it is meant for feminist philosophers...