Addresses of the Mississippi Philosophical Association

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Addresses of the Mississippi Philosophical Association is a collection of presidential and invited addresses from the members of the Mississippi Philosophical Association (MPA). Papers date from the inception of the association in the mid-1940s and continue through 1999. The common thread in these addresses is the authors' service to or leadership in the MPA. The content and methods in the chapters are diverse, including addresses on ethics, political philosophy, history of philosophy, epistemology, aesthetics, philosophy of language, philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, and philosophical theology. Some unique features of this book are a history of the MPA, biographical sketches and photographs of each contributor, and the inclusion of the unpublished 1988 Dunbar Lectures from Millsaps College and the unpublished 1992 Akin Lecture from Mississippi College. These essays and lectures reveal the vitality of philosophy in the colleges and universities of Mississippi. As part of the special series, Histories and Addresses of Philosophical Societies in the larger Value Inquiry Book Series, this book documents - in a unique historical format - the value and vitality of a state philosophical organization.
"There has been no attempt to mold these addresses into a unity; rather, the addresses offer a glimpse of the pluralistic philosophical reflection among the philosophical faculties of the private colleges and public universities in the state of Mississippi. To the surprise of some people, philosophy is alive, well, diverse, and flourishing in Mississippi!" (from the Preface).
 

Contents

ONE Autobiographical Sketch
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THREE Biographical Sketch
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FIVE Autobiographical Sketch
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SIX Autobiographical Sketch
101
SEVEN Autobiographical Sketch
125
EIGHT Autobiographical Sketch
137
NINE Autobiographical Sketch
157
TEN Autobiographical Sketch
179
TWELVE Autobiographical Sketch
213
THIRTEEN Autobiographical Sketch
227
FOURTEEN Autobiographical Sketch
237
FIFTEEN Autobiographical Sketch
249
SIXTEEN Autobiographical Sketch
263
SEVENTEEN Autobiographical Sketch
279
EIGHTEEN Autobiographical Sketch
293
INDEX
323

ELEVEN Autobiographical Sketch
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