Association for Practical and Professional Ethics

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The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) is a non-profit professional organization that supports research, training, and education in practical and professional ethics. It was founded in 1991 with support from Indiana University and the Lilly Endowment to encourage interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching among educators and practitioners.{{cite web|url=http://squirefoundation.org/organizations/ |title=Squire Family Foundation web site (Resources-Organizations) |accessdate=28 July 2014}} The association sponsors the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl.{{Cite web|title=About APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl®|url=https://www.appe-ethics.org/about-ethics-bowl|url-status=live|access-date=September 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202194905/http://appe-ethics.org:80/about-ethics-bowl/ |archive-date=2017-12-02 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/purchase?openform&fp=tej&id=tej_2001_0001_0001_0063_0078 |title=The Educational Significance of the Ethics Bowl, in Teaching Ethics |date=March 2001 |doi=10.5840/tej20011113 |accessdate=28 July 2014}} The association was hosted on the Indiana University Bloomington campus until mid-2017, when APPE moved to the Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.{{cite web|url=http://appe-ethics.org/ |title=Association for Practical and Professional Ethics |accessdate=10 August 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.teachrcr.us/home/2017/06/28/appe-on-the-move/ |title=Association for Practical and Professional Ethics is on the move |accessdate=10 August 2017}}

Online resources for members

Members have online access to the following resources:

  • Ethically Speaking (newsletter)
  • Membership Directory (All membership information)
  • Profiles in Ethics (institutional member profiles)
  • Optional, with special discount: International Journal of Applied Philosophy (1982–present)

Annual Conference

The Annual Conference of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics is held in late February or early March each year at a different location in the United States. In 2022, the conference will be held from February 24-27 at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza Hotel.

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