Posted 28 August 2013
UCD Professor elected President of the International Federation of Philosophical Societies
Professor Dermot Moran has been elected as the new President of the International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP). The announcement was made at the recent General Assembly of the World Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP) at the 23rd World Congress of Philosophy in Athens, Greece.
Established in 1948, FISP is the highest non-governmental world organisation for philosophy. It aims to contribute directly to the development of professional relations between philosophers of all countries, freely and with mutual respect; to foster contacts between institutions, societies and periodical publications dedicated to philosophy; to collect documentation useful for the development of philosophical studies; to sponsor every five years a World Congress, the first one of which met in 1900; to promote philosophical education, to prepare publications of global interest and to contribute to the impact of philosophical knowledge on global problems.
FISP members are not individual philosophers, but philosophical societies and other similar philosophical institutions at national, regional and international levels.
Professor Dermot Moran, UCD School of Philosophy, University College Dublin, is one of Ireland’s most distinguished philosophers (metaphysics and logic). He first received international acclaim for his pioneering work on the ninth-century Irish philosopher John Scottus Eriugena.
A member of the Royal Irish Academy since 2003, Professor Dermot Moran was awarded the Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal in 2012 for his outstanding contribution to the Humanities.
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