Canadian Philosophical Association

The Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA; Association canadienne de philosophie [ACP]) was founded in 1958 as a bilingual non-profit organization to promote philosophical scholarship and education across Canada, and to represent the interests of the profession in public forums. It publishes a quarterly journal, Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review. All activities and publications are bilingual. As of 2021, the association numbers over 600 active members.

Past presidents of the society include Luc Langlois, David Braybrooke, Kai Nielsen, William Sweet, Ronald de Sousa, Adèle Mercier, Thomas De Koninck, Sandra Lapointe, Samantha Brennan, Daniel Weinstock, Dominic McIver Lopes and Christine Tappolet. The current president is Jennifer Nagel of the University of Toronto.

The administrative offices are located in Toronto.

Presidents

 * 1958–1961 Jean Langlois
 * 1962 A. H. Johnston
 * 1963–1966 A. R. C. Duncan
 * 1967 L. Martinelli
 * 1968 T. Penelhum
 * 1969 J. Wojciechowski
 * 1970 E. Trépannier
 * 1971 David Braybrooke
 * 1972 Gilles Cazabon
 * 1973 John W. Yolton
 * 1974 J. Plamondon
 * 1975 Francis Sparshott
 * 1976 N. Lacharité
 * 1977 John King-Farlow
 * 1978 Venant Cauchy
 * 1979 A. McKinnon
 * 1980 Guy Lafrance
 * 1981 Joseph Owens
 * 1982 Maurice Lagueux
 * 1983 Kai Nielsen
 * 1984 Pierre Laberge
 * 1985 Sarah Shorten
 * 1986 Nicolas Kaufmann
 * 1987 John Trentman
 * 1988 Robert Nadeau
 * 1989 Robert Butts
 * 1990 Louise Marcil
 * 1991 Michael McDonald
 * 1992 Maurice Gagnon
 * 1993 Ann MacKenzie
 * 1994 Josiane Boulad-Ayoub
 * 1995 Wesley Cragg
 * 1996 Serge Robert
 * 1997 Frank Cunningham
 * 1998 François Duchesneau
 * 1999 Steven Davis
 * 2000 Thomas De Koninck
 * 2001 Andrew Brook
 * 2002 Paul Dumouchel
 * 2003 John Thorp
 * 2004 Philippe Constantineau
 * 2005 Gerard Naddaf
 * 2006 Luc Langlois
 * 2007 William Sweet
 * 2008 Jocelyne Couture
 * 2009 Bryson Brown
 * 2010 Denis Fisette
 * 2011 Ronald de Sousa
 * 2012 Adèle Mercier
 * 2013 Adam Morton
 * 2014 Frédéric Bouchard
 * 2015 Tim Kenyon