North Carolina Philosophical Association

North Carolina Philosophical Association

The North Carolina Philosophical Association (NCPS) is a philosophical organization based in North Carolina. The organization has been in continuous existence since 1951, however a society founded in 1935 by Alban Gregory Widgery with the same name existed prior to World War II. The organization holds annual meetings and since 1998 it has met jointly with the South Carolina Society for Philosophy in even-numbered years.

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