Keeping a public archive of papers, abstracts, etc., accessible via ftp. Given the current crises in the social sciences and philosophy, it was widely felt that such a resource is urgently needed. It also hopes to facilitate related research projects. The International Association of Empirical Aesthetics was founded in 1965 by D.E. Berlyne , Robert Franc s, Carmelo Genovese, and Albert Wellek. The association is open to all who are interested in empirical studies of aesthetics and of the arts, literature, and music.
Most members are anthropologists, psychologists, semioticians, and sociologists.
However, a number are practicing artists, humanistic scholars, and philosophers who have an interest in empirical studies of the arts. The Center views Greek Philosophy as including the philosophical production of the Greeks from the time of the Presocratics until today, since this intellectual production is expressed in the same language, namely Greek. Thus, it is not only the Ancient Greek Classical Philosophy that is defined as Greek Philosophy, but also that philosophy of the Church Fathers, together with Byzantine, Modern Greek and Contemporary Greek Philosophy. The International Association for Philosophy and Literature is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and scholarly research within the humanities. With its focus on interdisciplinary topics and concerns, the IAPL, since its founding in the mid-1970s, has represented and participated in many of the most vital and exciting developments at the intersection of philosophy and literature.