American Philosophical Quarterly
Encyclopedia
The American Philosophical Quarterly (APQ) is a scholarly journal for the publication of work in philosophy
. It was created in 1964 and is published quarterly by University of Illinois Press. Some significant contributors include John Rawls
. Paul Humphreys
is one of the series editors.
The APQ is indexed by Philosopher's Index and is also included in Current Contents: Arts and Humanities and SCOPUS
, as well as other specialized indexes.
According to the journal's website: "The journal has a house style of impersonal writing, which avoids altogether use of first-person pronouns in propria persona. This guideline is enforced with draconian rigor."
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
. It was created in 1964 and is published quarterly by University of Illinois Press. Some significant contributors include John Rawls
John Rawls
John Bordley Rawls was an American philosopher and a leading figure in moral and political philosophy. He held the James Bryant Conant University Professorship at Harvard University....
. Paul Humphreys
Paul Humphreys (philosopher)
Paul Humphreys is a significant contributor to the philosophy of emergent properties, as well as other areas in the Philosophy of science and Philosophy of probability. He is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Virginia, specialising in philosophy of science, metaphysics, and epistemology...
is one of the series editors.
The APQ is indexed by Philosopher's Index and is also included in Current Contents: Arts and Humanities and SCOPUS
Scopus
Scopus, officially named SciVerse Scopus, is a bibliographic database containing abstracts and citations for academic journal articles. It covers nearly 18,000 titles from over 5,000 international publishers, including coverage of 16,500 peer-reviewed journals in the scientific, technical, medical,...
, as well as other specialized indexes.
According to the journal's website: "The journal has a house style of impersonal writing, which avoids altogether use of first-person pronouns in propria persona. This guideline is enforced with draconian rigor."
Notable articles
- "Causes and Conditions" (1965) - J. L. MackieJ. L. MackieJohn Leslie Mackie was an Australian philosopher, originally from Sydney. He made significant contributions to the philosophy of religion, metaphysics, and the philosophy of language, and is perhaps best known for his views on meta-ethics, especially his defence of moral skepticism.He authored six...
- "Indicators and quasi-indicators" (1967) - Hector-Neri CastañedaHector-Neri CastañedaHéctor-Neri Castañeda was a Guatemalan philosopher and founder of the journal Noûs.Born in San Vicente, Zacapa, Guatemala, he emigrated to the United States in 1948 and studied under Wilfrid Sellars at the University of Minnesota, where he earned a B.A. in 1950 and M.A. in 1952. Castañeda...
- "Truth in fiction" (1978) - David LewisDavid Kellogg LewisDavid Kellogg Lewis was an American philosopher. Lewis taught briefly at UCLA and then at Princeton from 1970 until his death. He is also closely associated with Australia, whose philosophical community he visited almost annually for more than thirty years...
- "Super Venience and Nomological Incommensurables" (1978) - Jaegwon KimJaegwon KimJaegwon Kim is a Korean American philosopher currently working at Brown University. He is best known for his work on mental causation and the mind-body problem. Key themes in his work include: a rejection of Cartesian metaphysics, the limitations of strict psychophysical identity, supervenience,...
- "The Corporation as a Moral Person" (1979) - Peter A. French