The purpose of the Australasian Association of Philosophy is to promote the study of philosophy in Australasia, and to promote the exchange of ideas among philosophers, including by encouraging creative and scholarly activity in philosophy and by facilitating the professional work and protecting the professional and academic interests of philosophers in Australasia.
In pursuit of these aims the AAP:
- edits the Australasian Journal of Philosophy, one of the world's leading philosophy journals; and
- schedules and supports the annual AAP Conference, hosted by different philosophy programs across the Australasian region.
In addition, the AAP:
- awards annual prizes for promoting philosophy in the media, as well as for the practice of philosophy in schools;
- collects benchmarking data on the profession;
- responds to requests and reviews from Government bodies and related authorities;
- develops, runs and supports projects that are relevant to the profession and which raise the profile of philosophy in Australasia more generally;
- facilitates an annual Heads' of Philosophy Programs meeting; and
- maintains a list of conferences and public lectures, jobs and scholarships, philosophy programs in Universities in Australasia, and philosophy related mailing lists.
The Australasian Association of Philosophy (AAP) is incorporated as a Public Company Limited by Guarantee (ACN 152 892 272). The AAP is recognised as a special purpose, or not for profit, company for the purposes of education and is not required to use 'Limited' in its name.
