Directory of American Philosophers
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The Directory of American Philosophers is a comprehensive guide to philosophical activity in the United States and Canada. It lists edited information on university and college philosophy programs, philosophy faculty, graduate assistantships, research centers, professional societies, philosophical journals, and publishers. It was established in 1963 by Prof. Archie J. Bahm
Archie J. Bahm
Archie John Bahm was an American philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of New Mexico.-Biography:...

 at the University of New Mexico, and since 1970 has been published every two years by the Philosophy Documentation Center
Philosophy Documentation Center
The Philosophy Documentation Center is a non-profit publisher and resource center dedicated to providing affordable access to a wide range of materials in applied ethics, classics, philosophy, religious studies, and related disciplines...

. It is published with several indexes, a detailed list of widely-used abbreviations, and a statistical profile of each volume that provides an overview of the current state academic philosophy in North America. It is now in its 25th print edition, covering years 2010-2011. This edition lists names, addresses, and subject specialties for over 13,000 philosophers in the U.S. and Canada.

The Directory of American Philosophers is the companion volume to the International Directory of Philosophy and Philosophers
International Directory of Philosophy and Philosophers
The International Directory of Philosophy and Philosophers is a guide to philosophical activity in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and Latin America. It lists edited information on university and college philosophy programs, research centers, professional societies, philosophical journals, and...

, which provides extensive information on philosophical activity in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, and Latin America. Together they list over 28,000 philosophers world-wide. The content of both volumes has been consolidated by the Philosophy Documentation Center in a single online database known as the International Directory of Philosophy
International Directory of Philosophy
The International Directory of Philosophy is a reference database containing information on university philosophy departments, research centers, professional societies, journals, and philosophy publishers in countries over 130 countries...

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