Call for Submissions: 2011-12 Peirce Society Essay Contest Topic: Any topic on or related to the work of Charles Sanders Peirce. Awards: $500 cash prize; presentation at the Society's next annual meeting (at the Pacific APA, in Seattle, Washington, April 4-7, 2012); possible publication in the Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society. Submission Deadline: January 16, 2012 Click here for more information

Publication
Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society: A Quarterly Journal in American Philosophy. Edited by Cornelis de Waal, Robert Lane, Sami Pihlström, and Scott Pratt. Since its founding in 1965, this has been the premier peer-reviewed journal specializing in the history of American philosophy. Although named after the founder of American pragmatism, the Transactions covers all types of American thought, from the colonial period until the recent past. Books published in the field are discussed in essay reviews.

Membership
Any person agreeing to the purpose of the Society will be admitted to membership and shall continue as a member while annual dues are paid. Members pay annual dues, which include a subscription for the Society's journal, the Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society. Membership in the Society is initiated by subscribing to the Transactions.

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The Society maintains an online calendar of meetings, conferences, workshops and other events pertaining to pragmatism and American philosophy.

History
The Charles S. Peirce Society was founded in 1946 by Frederic H. Young. The first President of the Society, elected in 1946, was Paul Weiss. Other early presidents include Carolyn Eisele, Charles Hartshorne, James K. Feibleman, Max Fisch, Thomas Goudge, Isabel Stearns, and Philip Wiener.