Society for Philosophy and Technology

The Society for Philosophy and Technology (SPT) is an independent international organization founded in 1976 whose purpose is to promote philosophical consideration of technology. SPT publishes Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology, a tri-annual scientific journal.

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History

2010 Techné is published by the Philosophy Documentation Center

1995 The first issue of Techné: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/SPT/v1n1n2/

1981 Actual organization of SPT with the first biennial international meeting organized by Fritz Rapp in Bad Homberg, Germany

1978 Annual Book Series Research in Philosophy of Technology was launched

1975 Newsletter launched: formation of SPT and establishing the journal Techné in years to follow

Presidents

2009 Philip Brey 2007 Diane Michelfelder 2005 Peter Kroes 2003 Paul Thompson 2001 Andrew Light 1999 Deborah Johnson 1997 Paul Durbin 1995 Larry Hickman 1993 Jose Sanmartin 1991 Joseph C. Pitt 1989 Langdon Winner 1987 Marx Wartofsky 1985 Kristin Shrader-Frechette 1983 Alex Michalos 1981 Carl Mitcham

SPT Conferences

2009 University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, Organizers: Philip Brey, Tsjalling Swierstra,Peter-Paul Verbeek, Katinka Waelbers

2007 USC/VT, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, Organizers: Davis Baird, Ann Johnson, Joe Pitt

2005 Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, Organizer: Peter Kroes

2003 Park City, Utah, USA, Organizer: Diane Michelfelder

2001 Aberdeen, Scotland, Organizer: Andrew Light

1999 University of California, San Jose / Silicon Valley, USA, Organizer: Noam Cook

1997 University of Dusseldorf, Germany, Organizer: Alois Huning

1996 Puebla, Mexico, Organizer: Raul Gutierrez

1995 Hofstra University, Long Island, New York, USA

1993 Peniscola (Valencia), Spain, Organizer: Jose Sanmartin

1991 University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Organizer: Elena Lugo

1989 Bordeaux, France, Organizer: Daniel Cerezuelle

1987 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, Organizer: Joe Pitt

1985 University of Twente, Netherlands, Organizer: Louk Fleishacker of Free University, Amsterdam

1983 Polytechnic Institute of New York, NYC, USA, Organizer: Carl Mitcham

1981 Bad Homberg, Germany: Joint German-American Conference (Rapp), Germany, Organizer: Fritz Rapp

Pre-SPT Events

1978: First APA Eastern meeting. Also first volume in RESEARCH IN PHILOSOPHY AND TECHNOLOGY (Johnson) series.

1977: 2d UD meeting, at which they talked about a society and established a newsletter (with Durbin as first editor), as well as set in motion meetings jointly with APA sections, and an election some time before the end of 1980. (First candidates were Carl Mitcham, who won, and Mario Bunge.)

1975 University of Delaware (Paul T. Durbin): first meeting of philosophers interested in technology, organized with much help from Carl Mitcham

1973 international conference on history and philosophy of technology, University of Illinois

1965 symposium at 8th annual SHOT (with AAAS) meeting in San Francisco

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