Lewis Hahn Lecture 2026: George R. Lucas, Jr. The AIPCT in cooperation with the Foundation for the Philosophy of Creativity is pleased to announce the 2026 Lewis Hahn Memorial Lecture. Read about the series here. This year’s honoree is George R. Lucas, Jr. The event will take place June 30,…
The Foundation for the Philosophy of Creativity is pleased to announce its eighth annual Spring Creativity Conference. This year we are featuring the thought of Ralph Waldo Emerson. The Conference will be held in person at the American Institute of Philosophical and Cultural Thought, Murphysboro, IL, on Friday, January 16,…
The Foundation for the Philosophy of Creativity and the American Institute of Philosophical and Cultural Thought are pleased to present its Seventh Creativity Conference. We have moved to the fall due to expected spring travel by the Directors of AIPCT in the foreseeable future. This fall’s conference is dedicated to…
Sixth Annual Spring Creativity Conference: “Language, Mind, and Life: Working with the Thought of Susanne Langer” The Schedule The FPC and its Central Division Society for the Philosophy of Creativity are pleased to announce the sixth Spring Creativity Conference. This year the conference is held in conjunction with the Second…
The FPC is pleased to announce the 2024 Hahn Lectures. This year we are honoring the work of Robert E. Innis, University of Massachusetts Lowell. These lectures will be delivered during the Second International Conference on the Thought of Susanne Langer, Langer, Creativity, and American Thought, June 24-28. We have…
It is with great sadness that we note the passing of the Chair of the FPC Board, Pete A.Y. Gunter. “Pete” Addison Yancey Gunter (1936-2024) Pete Gunter was born in Hammond, Indiana on October 20, 1936, and passed away March 6, 2024, in Dallas. In between was a remarkable life…
The FPC, the SIU School of Communication Studies, and the American Institute of Philosophical and Cultural Thought (AIPCT) are pleased to announce the 2023 Lewis E. Hahn lectures, honoring the work and ideas of Erin McKenna. This year, in addition to Professor McKenna, we welcome Lee McBride and Tess Varner…
The Soul and Its Body The Foundation for the Philosophy of Creativity and the AIPCT are pleased to announce the 2023 Spring Creativity Conference, March 16, 2023, 11:00 AM until 8:00 PM. In-person attendance is by invitation only, for health reasons, but anyone can join on-line by sending a request…
Hahn Lectures 2022: Richard Shusterman The American Institute of Philosophical and Cultural Thought and the Foundation for the Philosophy of Creativity (FPC) are pleased to announce the 2022 Lewis E. Hahn lectures, honoring the work and ideas of Richard Shusterman. The particular focus will be Shusterman’s work applying his somaesthetics…
The American Institute for Philosophical and Cultural Thought (AIPCT) and the Foundation for the Philosophy of Creativity are pleased to announce the fourth annual Spring Creativity Conference, April 24, 2022. The conference will be hybrid this year, with a limited number of socially-distanced in-person guests (by invitation), and also being…