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International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies
AbbreviationCIPSH
Formation1949; 75 years ago (1949)
TypeINGO
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English, French
President
Luiz Oosterbeek
WebsiteCIPSH Official website

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]

History

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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

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Acronym Name Member since
CIPL Comité International Permanent des Linguistes 1949
CISH Comité International des Sciences Historiques 1949
FIEC Fédération Internationale des Associations d’Études Classiques 1949
FISP Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie 1949
IUAES-WAU International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences—World Anthropological Union 1949
UAI Union Académique Internationale 1949
FILLM Fédération Internationale des Langues et Littératures Modernes 1951
IAHR International Association for the History of Religions 1951
UISPP Union Internationale des Sciences Préhistoriques et Protohistoriques 1955
DHST/IUHPST Division for History of Science and Technology of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science 2001
CASS Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 2014
ANHN Asian New Humanities Network 2015
APHELEIA Association Européenne des Humanités pour la Gestion Culturelle Intégrée des Paysages 2015
CHCI Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes 2015
DLMPST/IUHPST Division for Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science 2015
IAA International Association for Aesthetics 2015
IGU International Geographical Union 2015
ECHIC European Consortium for Humanities Institutes and Centres 2017
IPPA International Positive Psychology Association 2017
MAAYA World Network for Linguistic Diversity 2017
IAPG International Association for Promoting Geoethics 2017

Officers

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The officers of CIPSH are Luiz Oosterbeek (President), Chao Gejin (Past President), Luísa Migliorati (Vice President), Tim Jensen (Vice President), Benedikt Löwe (Vice President), Hsiung Ping-chen (Secretary General), Zoltán Somhegyi (Deputy Secretary General), Jesús de la Villa (Treasurer), Olga Spevak (Deputy Treasurer).[3] Former officers include Rosalind Hackett (Vice President, 2017–2020), Adama Samassékou (Past President, 2017–2020), Catherine Jami (Vice President, 2020-2023), and Margaret Higonnet (Treasurer, 2020-2023).

Publications & Programmes

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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] In 2018, ICPHS created the CIPSH Chairs programme, designed to highlight and encourage existing research networks of centres of research in the humanities and to attract greater attention to the humanities worldwide and enhanced recognition of their importance in contemporary society.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Who we are". CIPSH. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ "A Brief History of the International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Sciences". CIPSH. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ^ "CIPSH Board Members (2023-2027)". CIPSH. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Diogenes". Sage Journals. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. ^ "CIPSH Chairs programme". CIPSH.